recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
had been reclining
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past perfect progressiveof recline.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A female lion who had been reclining in a stall sauntered out.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2018
Egon, who had been reclining comfortably, straightened himself and looked at his friend inquiringly.
From The Sign of Flame by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
"Wa'al, what's thet mean?" growled Hank Kildare, as he leaped up from the couch on which he had been reclining lazily.
From Frank Merriwell's Bravery by Burt L. Standish
He took down one of the bottles and carried it to the divan where he had been reclining.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
The constable looked as wise as he could, and took up his staff of office: which had been reclining indolently in the chimney-corner.
From Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
