ANGLING Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈaŋ-gliŋ

Definition of angling

as in tilt

the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle his angling of the picture made everything else on the wall look crooked

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verb

present participle of angle

as in tilting

to set or cause to be at an angle angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight

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Recent Examples of angling

Noun

Tellem recalled wanting to avoid a broadcast interview angling for ratings as a platform for the announcement. — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 16 May 2026 As if on cue, a few dozen children wearing life jackets and wielding fishing rods filled the waterfront behind him, trying their hand at angling, many for the first time, with instructors from the Minnesota DNR showing them the ropes. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026

Verb

But his clash with Ciryl Gane of France is for just an interim title because Tom Aspinall, the division’s undisputed champion, is injured and angling for a new deal. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 13 June 2026 At one point during the balcony appearance, Louis veered off from the rest of his family, angling to get a better look at the planes approaching, leaning to the side with his mouth open, totally awestruck. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for angling

Recent Examples of Synonyms for angling

Noun

This seemingly contradictory event is explained by Earth's axial tilt, not its orbital distance.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
The tilt of the Earth’s axis has much, much more to do with the seasons!

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026

Definition of tilt

Verb

Celebrity CEOs in the feed What’s changed over the past few years is that the format of executive communications is tilting toward social‑native content.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of tilting

Verb

Then there is the fate of the incumbent, who fled Tibet’s capital Lhasa for India in 1959 just days before red Chinese troops bombarded the sloping granite walls of his Potala Palace home.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
The sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets.

— Bridget Borgobello July 04, New Atlas, 4 July 2026

Definition of sloping

Verb

Post-Love Island USA, Terry and Tshnieder have actually been thriving, leaning into their messy onscreen breakup by collaborating on a humorous photoshoot that featured Terry throwing coffee in his face.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
While some of Cooper’s videos openly criticize the left, the majority of her channel is dedicated to analyzing pop-culture topics with a right-leaning bent.

— Avery Stone, Time, 14 July 2026