leaning
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Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.
Noun[edit]
leaning (plural leanings)
- A tendency or propensity.
- a man of socialist leanings
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Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
leaning
- present participle and gerund of lean
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