leaning
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English lening, leninge, from Old English hlinung (“leaning; resting; place of rest”), equivalent to lean + -ing.
Noun edit
leaning (plural leanings)
- A tendency or propensity.
- a man of socialist leanings
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
leaning
- present participle and gerund of lean