tilt gently
Frequency: 6.88.2 per million words
to incline something in a soft, gradual way
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- 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.