recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
is reclining
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present progressiveof recline (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The musher is reclining with his back against the handles of his sled, facing the overlook, a thermos in his gloved hand.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 13, 2018
David Attenborough is reclining amid some nature in South Africa, waiting for baby meerkats to emerge from their burrow.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 18, 2014
The client, a worker from Douglas, is reclining on a black chair inside Sparx Worx Tattoo in downtown Casper.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 23, 2014
Also up for sale is an image taken by Cecil Beaton after Monroe became a movie star in which the actress is reclining with a rose.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2011
When Ashoke arrives, Patty is taking Ashima’s blood pressure, and Ashima is reclining against a pile of pillows, the child wrapped like an oblong white parcel in her arms.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
