as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe
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as in sloping
to set or cause to be at an angle
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
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Recent Examples of tilting
Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage captured by ABC News' Los Angeles station, KABC, showed the Mississippi tilting to one side after two stacks of containers collapsed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Harris perched like a dancer in her hammocks, tilting toward her model’s shoulders, a beatific expression on her face.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The séance took place on September 25th, when the loss of Raymond must still have been an open wound, and involved the techniques of table-tilting and rapping out letters of the alphabet.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Our testers especially loved that the granules are packaged in an ergonomic plastic jug that makes lifting and tilting it a breeze when replacing the litter.
—Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and San Jose have homeownership rates just above 50% but are similarly dominated by renters, exposing how affordability issues in urban centers are tilting the balance away from ownership.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
As bystanders watched, the luxury yacht lurched to one side, tilting dangerously before taking on water.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The ports all face downward, but can be accessed by tilting the panel or setting it face down on your desk.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
The issue isn’t just price, but power; institutions see what retail never can, tilting the game and deepening mistrust.
—Anmol Verma, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Aerial footage captured by ABC News' Los Angeles station, KABC, showed the Mississippi tilting to one side after two stacks of containers collapsed.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
Harris perched like a dancer in her hammocks, tilting toward her model’s shoulders, a beatific expression on her face.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
The séance took place on September 25th, when the loss of Raymond must still have been an open wound, and involved the techniques of table-tilting and rapping out letters of the alphabet.
—Alice Vernon
september 8, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2025
Our testers especially loved that the granules are packaged in an ergonomic plastic jug that makes lifting and tilting it a breeze when replacing the litter.
—Kayla Blanton, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
San Diego, Las Vegas, San Francisco, and San Jose have homeownership rates just above 50% but are similarly dominated by renters, exposing how affordability issues in urban centers are tilting the balance away from ownership.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
As bystanders watched, the luxury yacht lurched to one side, tilting dangerously before taking on water.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The ports all face downward, but can be accessed by tilting the panel or setting it face down on your desk.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilting
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Chaos erupted as people on board had to scramble onto the sloping deck.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Yet the vertical bow, panoramic windows, and sloping stern form a design language instantly recognizable within the superyacht landscape.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The agreement is expected to ensure the news outlets’ conservative leaning for years to come, as Lachlan is regarded as the most politically conservative of the older Murdoch siblings.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Even Trump-supporting women, though more traditional than their Harris-leaning peers, still placed independence near the top while elevating family into their upper tier.—
Sophia A. Nelson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Given the price surge in the wide receiver market over the last couple of years, Meyers — who had never logged 1,000 yards in five seasons before 2024 — may be angling for a contract Las Vegas is not willing to pay.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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And now his body was angling away, leaving few vital areas exposed.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
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In the midst of his dominance, some players, including the great Willie Mays of the Dodgers' longtime and sometimes bitter rival, the San Francisco Giants, realized that Koufax was tipping his pitches.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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But it was also aided by some clear pitch tipping from Blue Jays future Hall of Fame pitcher Max Scherzer, which the Yankees did not bother trying to hide.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Tilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilting. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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