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reclining

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reclining

adjective

  1. not comparable Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position. a reclining armchair
  2. not comparable Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of recline

noun reclinings

  1. dated The 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.

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@misc{reclining_2026,
  title = {reclining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reclining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}