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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New halls offer air conditioning, reclining seats and food delivered to the seat.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
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
She has talked about how she brought a reclining chair into management team meetings at Meta, where she previously led the Facebook app, to make sure her blood pressure didn’t drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Cersei was reclining on a pile of cushions.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
