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Antonyms for leaned
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : leen |
Phonetic Transcription : lin |
Definition of leaned
Origin :- "action or state of leaning," 1776, from lean (v.).
- verb bend, angle toward
- verb be disposed
- verb count, depend on
- Her lover played upon his flute, while she leaned against a tree and listened.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- As she leaned over him, he smiled faintly, and imprinted a kiss upon her lips.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- He leaned back, and began to puff leisurely at his pipe, as if this settled the matter.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He leaned over the saddle and spurred the pinto into his racing gait.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- He had leaned back in the chair and gathered his hat close to his breast, crushing it.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- She leaned back in her chair, and surveyed the baffled man amusedly.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The lawyer, therefore, leaned forward with a semblance of frank eagerness.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- He leaned over and ran his and caressingly along her bare forearm.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She leaned rather heavily on him as they walked toward the house.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- I leaned against the mantel, relieved by his going, but unutterably lonely.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
Synonyms for leaned
- bank on
- be off
- be prone
- be slanted
- be willing
- bear on
- beetle
- believe in
- bet bottom dollar
- bet on
- bow
- cant
- careen
- cock
- confide
- curve
- decline
- deflect
- dip
- divert
- drift
- droop
- fasten on
- favor
- gamble on
- gravitate toward
- hang on
- have faith
- have propensity
- heel
- hinge on
- incline
- jut
- lay money on
- list
- look
- nod
- not mind
- overhang
- pitch
- place
- prefer
- prop
- put faith in
- put weight on
- recline
- rely
- repose
- rest
- rest on
- roll
- sag
- sheer
- sink
- slant
- slope
- tend
- tilt
- tip
- trust
- turn
- twist
- veer
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