recline
verb (used without object)
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
were reclining
-
past progressiveof recline.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Patients, ranging from the very young to the elderly, were reclining in Barcaloungers as nurses and physicians intravenously administered potent anti-inflammatory drugs.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 30, 2015
Three passengers in gas masks were reclining on the mattress, waving insanely.
From Time Magazine Archive
Perhaps I shall shatter some false axioms on which we were reclining.
From Time Magazine Archive
They were reclining on mats under the shade of some trees, and made signs for us to sit down by them, and as on former occasions, perfumed us with fragrant gums.
The Lakeview girls were reclining in deck chairs on the sun deck in the late afternoon.
From Nan Sherwood's Summer Holidays by Annie Roe Carr
