recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
reclining
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present participleof recline.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
“These are sounds that can make you go mad, apparently,” Morton, 49, tells me, reclining on her bed at the Hotel Chelsea in New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
At a pagoda in the suburb of Amarapura, a statue of a reclining Buddha emerges from a carefully arranged pile of brick rubble, its face respectfully cleaned.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
The third-row seats are small but comfortable with reclining seatbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
I stare in the only direction that makes any sense—at the dark old man reclining in his cell.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
