"leaning" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈliːnɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-leaning.ogg Forms: leanings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱley-|id=incline}}, {{inh|en|enm|lening}} Middle English lening, {{inh|en|ang|hlinung|t=leaning; resting; place of rest}} Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), {{af|en|lean|-ing}} lean + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaning (plural leanings)
  1. A tendency or propensity. Translations (A tendency or propensity): склонност (sklonnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈliːnɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-leaning.ogg
Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} leaning
  1. present participle and gerund of lean Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: lean
    Sense id: en-leaning-en-verb-SC2HlOgk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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