anglings

noun

plural of angling
as in tilts
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for anglings
  1. tilts
  2. tips
  3. lists
  4. bends
Noun
  • Slight shifts or tilts — even on the scale of just a few nanometers — can change the pattern of light.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sanders’ record over his last 16 tilts against Power 4 foes is … 3-13.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tilts
Noun
  • The teen was about to quit the factory, but on his last day, the tips of his middle and ring fingers of his right hand were sliced off in a piece of machinery.
    — Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Since then, investigators have examined more than 20,000 tips and hundreds of pieces of evidence.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of tips
Noun
  • As Broncos needs go, that was about third on most fans’ lists — and a distant third, at that.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Back then, in the back of the magazine, THR ran lists of movies going into production, including location shoots.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of lists
Noun
  • Adaptive cruise control also gains Curve Speed Control, which adjusts its operation for bends, and Overtake Assist to help when passing slower traffic.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Achieve Kelly Rowland’s look by adding bends to your hair with a flatiron and setting it with hairspray.
    — Casey Clark, InStyle, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bends
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“Anglings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anglings. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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