"sloping" in the verb sense
1. slope, incline, pitch
be at an angle
"The terrain sloped down"
"sloping" in the adjective sense
1. aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping
having an oblique or slanted direction
2. sloping
having a slanting form or direction
"an area of gently sloping hills"
"a room with a sloping ceiling"
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