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Slanting vs Slant - What's the difference?

slanting | slant |

As verbs the difference between slanting and slant

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

As nouns the difference between slanting and slant

is that slanting is the state or quality of being slanted while slant is a slope or incline.

slanting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state or quality of being slanted.
    • The slanting of the hill was too steep for safe skiing.

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    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

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