Visual meaning of 'inflecting'? - learn with images, example in daily life

Visual illustration of inflecting: To cause to curve inwards.

verb

To cause to curve inwards.

"The strong wind was inflecting the sapling, bending it almost to the ground. "

Visual illustration of inflecting: To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing. - Image 1

inflecting: To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing. - Thumbnail 1

inflecting: To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing. - Thumbnail 2

verb

To change the tone or pitch of the voice when speaking or singing.

"The actress has a great skill of being able to inflect her voice to any situation."

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Visual illustration of inflecting: (grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

verb

(grammar) To vary the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

"The Spanish verb "hablar" (to speak) is inflecting when it changes to "hablo" (I speak), "hablas" (you speak), or "habla" (he/she/it speaks) to show who is speaking. "

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Visual illustration of inflecting: (grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

verb

(grammar, of a word) To be varied in the form to express tense, gender, number, mood, etc.

"In Latin, adjectives and nouns inflect a lot, but inflection is minimally found in Modern English."

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Visual illustration of inflecting: To influence in style.

verb

To influence in style.

"No other poet has inflected me in style as much as Milton."