slanting

adjective/ˈslɑːntɪŋ/CEFR B2

তির্যক, ঢালু

Meaning

Sloping to one side rather than level or upright.

Example sentences

  • Slanting rain soaked the veranda.তির্যক বৃষ্টিতে বারান্দা ভিজে গেল।
  • The attic has a slanting ceiling.চিলেকোঠার ছাদটি ঢালু।

Common phrases with “slanting”

  • slanting rainতির্যক বৃষ্টি
  • a slanting roofঢালু ছাদ
  • slanting lightতির্যক আলো

A common mistake

The newspaper gave a slanting report of the protest.→The newspaper gave a slanted report of the protest.

Slanting is physical — rain, light, a roof. The figurative sense, meaning biased towards one side, uses slanted: a slanted account, slanted coverage.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: diagonal, sloping

Antonyms: level

Similar words, and what each means

  • diagonal

    কর্ণ বরাবর, তির্যক

    Going in a slanting direction from one corner to another.

Other English words for “তির্যক, ঢালু”

  • diagonal

    Going in a slanting direction from one corner to another.

Opposite words

  • level

    স্তর, মাত্রা, মান

    A position on a scale of amount, height, or quality.

  • plumb

    উলম্ব, একদম খাড়া ও সোজা

    Exactly vertical, or perfectly upright.

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “slanting” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • টোল পড়া (গালে)
    • • তির্যক, ঢালু
    • • অত্যন্ত হাস্যকর
    • • ফলের স্বাদযুক্ত
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    তির্যক, ঢালু — slanting (adjective) — তির্যক, ঢালু. Sloping to one side rather than level or upright.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “slanting”?

    • • paediatric
    • • diagonal
    • • fibrous
    • • robust
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    diagonal — diagonal — কর্ণ বরাবর, তির্যক. Going in a slanting direction from one corner to another.

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