Reclining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Reclining is an adjective meaning Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
Meaning
Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
More Meanings
- (botany) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.
- present participle and gerund of recline
- (dated) The act of one who reclines.
Example Sentences
a reclining armchair
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.
Word Forms
- reclinings
Synonyms for reclining
Depending on context, synonyms include accumbent, decumbent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decumbent, accumbent, leaning, bending, lying, folding.
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