Reclining

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who reclines. dated

    "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."

  2. 2
    the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of recline form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position. not-comparable

    "a reclining armchair"

  2. 2
    Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
accubationaccumbencyaccumbentcouchancycouchantcouche

Example

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"And then I woke up in a reclining armchair with a slice of my birthday cake on my chest."

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reclining board

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