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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sloping

· Slop·ing · IPA /ˈsloʊpɪŋ/
01 a. Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting.
  1. 1.
    Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous; slanting.
    “The sloping land recedes into the clouds.” Cowper.