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Inward vs Inswinging - What's the difference?

inward | inswinging |

As adjectives the difference between inward and inswinging

is that inward is situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside while inswinging is swinging inward.

As an adverb inward

is towards the inside.

As a noun inward

is that which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

inward

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.
  • (obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar.
  • *, II.3:
  • *:There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius'' wives death, who was so inward with ''Augustus .
  • * Bible, Job xix. 19
    • All my inward friends abhorred me.
  • * Sir Philip Sidney
    • He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.

    Derived terms

    * inwards * inwardly * inwardness

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Towards the inside.
    • So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward . — Milton.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.
    • (Jeremy Taylor)
  • * Milton
    • Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
  • (obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) The mental faculties.
  • (obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.
  • * Shakespeare
    • I was an inward of his.
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    inswinging

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Swinging inward.
    • Our old house had inswinging window casements.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=January 5 , author=Mark Ashenden , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Chelsea , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The hosts opened the scoring on six minutes when defender Jose Boswinga directed the ball into his own net from Stephen Hunt's inswinging corner. }}