1. leaning - Noun
2. leaning - Verb
4. leaning - Adjective Satellite
of Lean
The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight. Rita Rudner
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. Stephen Covey
I scorn your idea of love,' I could not help saying, as I rose up and stood before him, leaning my back against the rock. 'I scorn the counterfeit sentiment you offer: yes, St. John, and I scorn you when you offer it. Charlotte Brontë
She wasn't doing a thing that I could see, except standing there leaning on the balcony railing, holding the universe together. J. D. Salinger
The city itself swung slowly toward us silent as a dream. No sign of life but puffs of steam from skyscraper chimneys, the motion of the traffic. The mighty towers stood like tombstones in a graveyard, leaning against the sky and waiting for -- for what? Someday we'll know. Edward Abbey
All the goats jump onto leaning trees. Polish Proverb