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Sloping vs Sideling - What's the difference?

sloping | sideling | Synonyms |

Sloping is a synonym of sideling.


As adjectives the difference between sloping and sideling

is that sloping is having a slope while sideling is directed toward one side.

As a verb sloping

is .

As a noun sloping

is an arrangement or motion by which something slopes.

As an adverb sideling is

in a sidelong direction.

sloping

English

Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

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

    • sideling

    English

    Alternative forms

    * sidling

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • directed toward one side
  • inclining, having an inclination

    • Synonyms

    * (directed to one side) oblique * (inclining) sloping

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in a sidelong direction
  • obliquely; askew
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • A fellow nailed up maps some sideling , and others upside down.

    Synonyms

    * sideways

    Derived terms

    * sidle

    Related terms

    * sidelong * sideward * sidewise