inclining

Religious homage was paid with the bowing of the head, the inclining of the body, or the bending of the knee.

She was still for a few moments; her pale beautiful face inclining towards the child's; her large dark eyes bent upon him.

Paul was short in stature, somewhat stooping and at the middle age his hair was thin, inclining to baldness.

He was a stout, healthy-looking person, inclining to embonpoint; bound to succeed, if only from sheer solidity of person.

She raised her dainty figure, then uplifted a small hand, inclining her head forward with a graceful gesture.