reclining

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adjective

Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

“a reclining armchair”

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Meanings

adjectivereclining (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

    a reclining armchair

  2. not comparablebiologyBending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of recline
nounreclining (plural reclinings)

plural reclinings

  1. datedThe act of one who reclines.

    Mr. Disbrowe was reclining on a well-worn horsehair-covered sofa, his frequent reclinings on which piece of furniture had stamped a deep and quite ineffaceable impression of his weighty form upon the cushion.

    1865, Edward Dutton Cook, Sir Felix Foy, Bart., page 233
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APA

reclining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclining

MLA

“reclining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclining. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reclining,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reclining.

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