slanting

slant  (slnt)

v. slant·ed, slant·ing, slants

v.tr.

1. To give a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal to; make diagonal; cause to slope: She slants her letters from upper right to lower left.

2. To present so as to conform to a particular bias or appeal to a certain audience: The story was slanted in favor of the strikers.

v.intr.

To have or go in a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal; slope.

n.

1.

a. A line, plane, course, or direction that is other than perpendicular or horizontal; a slope.

b. A sloping thing or piece of ground.

2. Printing A virgule.

3.

a. A personal point of view or opinion.

b. A bias.

4. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

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[Alteration of obsolete slent, from Middle English slenten, to fall aslant, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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slanting·ly adv.

Synonyms: slant, incline, lean¹, slope, tilt¹, tip²
These verbs mean to depart or cause to depart from true vertical or horizontal: rays of light slanting through the window; inclined her head toward the speaker; leaned against the railing; a driveway that slopes downhill; tilted his hat at a rakish angle; tipped her chair against the wall.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

slanting - having an oblique or slanted direction aslant, aslope, slanted, sloped, sloping, diagonal inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane"

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slanting

adjective sloping, angled, inclined, tilted, tilting, sideways, slanted, bent, diagonal, oblique, at an angle, canted, on the bias, aslant, slantwise, atilt, cater-cornered U.S. (informal)

Translations

slanting [ˈslɑːntɪŋ] adj → en pente, incliné(e); couché(e)

slanting [ˈslɑːntɪŋ] adj → in pendenza, inclinato/a