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Slant vs Sloping - What's the difference?

slant | sloping |

As nouns the difference between slant and sloping

is that slant is a slope or incline while sloping is an arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

As verbs the difference between slant and sloping

is that slant is to lean, tilt or incline while sloping is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective sloping is

having a slope.

slant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A slope or incline.
    • The house was built on a bit of a slant and was never quite level.
  • A bias, tendency, or leaning; a perspective or angle.
    • It was a well written article, but it had a bit of a leftist slant .
  • (pejorative, ethnic slur) A person of East Asian descent, supposed to have slanting eyes.
  • (obsolete) An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To lean, tilt or incline.
    • If you slant the track a little more, the marble will roll down it faster.
  • * Dodsley
    • On the side of yonder slanting hill.
  • To bias or skew.
    • The group tends to slant its policies in favor of the big businesses it serves.

    Derived terms

    * aslant

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs

    sloping

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a slope.
  • :a sloping roof

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An arrangement or motion by which something slopes.