The leaning tower of Pisa. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : strong literary leanings. From Dictionary.com.
Captain leaning against L. wing, fainting from loss of blood. From Wordnik.com. [Obi Pantomime Act I, Obi, Praxis Series, Romantic Circles] Reference
The list of negative connotations of far left leaning is too long to get into here. From Wordnik.com. [The invisibles] Reference
I did see that they slivered her in leaning over Donna ... but that hardly makes me happy. From Wordnik.com. [Is it wrong of me...?] Reference
At what may be the best Vietnamese in town beef shines, mainly in French-leaning preparations. From Wordnik.com. [Expecting Rain] Reference
Is that you leaning from the high window and stretching out your arms for the wings of the shutters?. From Wordnik.com. [Bliss, and Other Stories] Reference
Montreal's La Presse newspaper ran a cartoon of Martin leaning out his car window to solicit a street-walking Stronach. From Wordnik.com. [dipstick] Reference
He stood by while we talked it over in English, leaning against the balustrade in the sun, a picturesque, rather a dirty figure. From Wordnik.com. [Marazan]
Very creative, this should have been called the leaning tower of rhubarb. From Wordnik.com. [Les Allobroges] Reference
All the states were referred to as leaning and within the margin of error. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Even McCain's home state of Arizona has to be classified as leaning toward Obama. From Wordnik.com. [POLITICO MAFIOSO] Reference
Another celeb who spoke, Joe Pantoliano, was described as leaning against a strike. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Handel: SAG NY Furious] Reference
Gratified to find his sword leaning against the wall, he picked up the weapon and moved on. From Wordnik.com. [Conan The Hunter]
The sword leaning between the two bookcases was a birthday present from my younger brother. From Wordnik.com. [Darlene's Digest] Reference
She disliked the idea of leaning for help on something which in her hours of vigor she rejected. From Wordnik.com. [Together] Reference
He froze, his spine turning to ice, as he realized he™d left his sword leaning against the altar. From Wordnik.com. [Chosen Of The Gods]
Our leaning is to either make Santa a Christmas mascot, but I’m not sure what will happen when the time comes. From Wordnik.com. [Many Impossible Things | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Then in Palace Yard he was turning to go, but before he did so, he said another word leaning on his son’s shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [The Duke's Children] Reference
In the last year, the number of independents who previously self-identified as leaning Dem dropped by about 2% of the electorate. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: As Conventions Approach, Dems Trouncing GOP In Image, Party I.D.] Reference
Robert turned his head, leading Kelsey's gaze across the room, to the gigantic and magnificent sword leaning against the far wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Woods Out Back]
Parkhouse can still see it clearly to this day, as he recalls leaning down to pick it up as he is walking to the infirmary for a physical. From Wordnik.com. [SplicedFeed] Reference
It's kind of leaning toward the back of the plane. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2006] Reference
So I was kind of leaning toward her for that reason. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Pat Sajak and Vanna White Spell out the Secret to their Success - December 26, 2000] Reference
And unfortunately, that's kind of leaning over into the water. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2007] Reference
So I'm kind of leaning toward that if that opportunity arises. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2006] Reference
Huh, I didn't know that we here in MN are "leaning" towards Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Report: General Election Map Favors Obama] Reference
And he's kind of leaning over asking her to dance (UNINTELLIGIBLE). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 4, 2002] Reference
And he was just kind of leaning against the wall, singing these gospel songs. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 6, 2003] Reference
And he doesn't seem at all upset, intimidated, he's kind of leaning into him. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference
KURTZ: ... the press kind of leaning the wrong way going into the final weekend?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2002] Reference
As a father of two daughters I was kind of leaning towards his position on that one. From Wordnik.com. [Ami Horowitz: My Trip to Bizarro World] Reference
He was kind of leaning back, looking bored, looking at his watch, you know, wanting to go. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2004] Reference
Absolutely, the clintons won't win a bunch of states that are "leaning" dem in the calculator. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Hillary's Support Dropping Among Hispanics] Reference
FLORENCE ROGERS, BOMBING SURVIVOR: I remember turning around and kind of leaning back in my chair. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 9, 2006] Reference
And I remember kind of leaning on the window and feeling the plane shake, and I heard a loud noise. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2009] Reference
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