slanting
verbHow many syllables in slanting?
There are 2 syllables in the word slanting.How to pronounce slanting:
Definition of slanting:
- slanting (verb):
- to take a diagonal course, direction, or path
Synonyms for slanting:
askew
aslant
aslope
awry
cockeyed
crooked
diagonal
distorted
inclined
listing
lopsided
oblique
out of plumb
pitched
skewed
slanted
slantwise
sloped
tilted
tipping
uneven
Antonyms for slanting:
aligned
all right
balanced
even
forthright
in line
level
ok
on course
perpendicular
right
roman
square
straight
straightforward
symmetrical
symmetrically
true
unleaning
upright
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- manure
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- fancy
- beata
- abscess
- scoopful
- quarreled
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- una
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- placing
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- unknit
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- warrant
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