tilt gently

Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words

to incline something in a soft, gradual way

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Examples (10)

  • She tilted her head gently to the side, listening intently.
  • Tilt the bottle gently to pour the wine without disturbing the sediment.
  • The artist instructed the model to tilt her chin gently upwards.
  • In the yoga class, we were taught to tilt our pelvis gently forward.
  • The sunflower tilts its head gently to follow the sun across the sky.
  • To adjust the view, tilt the screen gently back until it's comfortable.
  • As the cargo shifted, the large ship began to tilt gently to starboard.
  • He tilted the bowl gently to fold the egg whites into the batter.
  • The lab technician had to tilt the test tube gently to mix the chemicals.
  • You can tilt the canvas gently to let the wet paint create interesting effects.