- present participle of slant.
slanting
Example Sentences
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Soldiers cordoned off the area before using dynamite to blast the first ruined building apart -- a 12-story residential tower that had partially collapsed and was slanting toward the street.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The slanting sides of the work appear as a yawing, rusted ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The slanting afternoon light lends his ascent a spooky, otherworldly glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Generally, a prefabricated model will be about 18 inches tall on the highest side, its lid slanting downward to a foot or lower.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023
The patrol and its stumbling captive headed back to the road, slanting off toward the Weylin house.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
