Leaning and Prone

Leaning

Leaning adjective - Running in a slanting direction.

Prone and leaning are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prone" instead an adjective "Leaning".

Nearby Words: lean, leaned, leant

Prone

Prone adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.

Leaning and prone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Leaning" instead an adjective "Prone".

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Brave New World Leaning on the Fourth Wall/Literary Allusion Title: John grew up reading Shakespeare's works, and he's often prone to reading from them while in the "happy society".
  • Series / Believe Power Incontinence: Bo is prone to involuntary power flare ups when she gets upset, resulting in everything from smashing a nearby TV screen when she's angry to making paint crack and peel on the wall she's leaning against when she's scared.
  • Franchise / Marvel Universe Loki claims sometimes that all gods are story (also has the dubious honor of being the person, who broke Deadpool's brain that way) but is way more prone to Leaning on the Fourth Wall than outright breaking it.
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