as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe
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as in sloping
to set or cause to be at an angle
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
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Recent Examples of tilting
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The frame is stable both on its stand and when hung on the wall, thanks to thin rubber strips on the back that prevent it from tilting.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In finance, insurance, and professional and business services, employers are tilting toward experienced hires and a falling share of postings requiring less than three years’ experience.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Spray with nonstick spray or heat about 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (tilting skillet to cover with oil).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s a strategic blind spot tilting the playing field toward adversaries.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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And early polling suggests the generic congressional ballot is tilting toward Democrats.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The frame is stable both on its stand and when hung on the wall, thanks to thin rubber strips on the back that prevent it from tilting.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Gently tilting the pelvis stretches tight lower back muscles, while exhaling engages your deep core muscles to stabilize your spine.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 14 Oct. 2025
Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In finance, insurance, and professional and business services, employers are tilting toward experienced hires and a falling share of postings requiring less than three years’ experience.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Spray with nonstick spray or heat about 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (tilting skillet to cover with oil).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
That’s a strategic blind spot tilting the playing field toward adversaries.
—Chris Wysopal, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilting
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The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Tuesday that power forward/center Maxi Kleber suffered an oblique strain and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Lakers big man Maxi Kleber will be sidelined for the start of the regular season because of an oblique injury.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
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The new album is described as leaning into the band's early post-punk and goth influences.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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His political director quit the two-month-old campaign, and the candidate apologized — but now Platner is taking a rare, risky approach by leaning into the controversy.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With the 2025-26 NBA season tipping off, there are a lot of heated matchups all season long with top superstars — including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Anthony Edwards, Jalen Brunson, Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Dončić, Victor Wembanyama and others.—
Rudie Obias,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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Schneider got on the stat sheet in the fourth quarter after threatening all game, tipping in a Cusack (two assists) deflection.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilting. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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