INCLINING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of inclining; bending forward

Example:

an inclination of his head indicated his agreement

Synonyms:

inclination; inclining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("inclining" is a kind of...):

motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inclining"):

bob (a short abrupt inclination (as of the head))

nod (the act of nodding the head)

stoop (an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward)

Derivation:

incline (lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow)

incline (bend or turn (one's ear) towards a speaker in order to listen well)

-ing form of the verb incline