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reclining

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re·cline  (r-kln)
v. re·clined, re·clin·ing, re·clines
v.tr.
To cause to assume a leaning or prone position.
v.intr.
To lie back or down.

[Middle English reclinen, from Old French recliner, from Latin reclnre : re-, re- + -clnre, to bend; see klei- in Indo-European roots.]

recli·nation (rkl-nshn) n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recliningreclining - the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Translations
reclining [rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ]
A. ADJ [seat] → reclinable; [figure, statue] → yacente
B. CPD reclining chair Nsillón m reclinable (Med) → silla f de extensión

reclining [rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] adj
[chair, back] → inclinable
(ART) [figure, nude] → allongé(e)
reclining seat nsiège m inclinable

reclining [rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] adj (seat) → reclinabile, ribaltabile
reclining [rɪˈklaɪnɪŋ] adj (seat) → reclinabile, ribaltabile

reclining منحني sklápěcí tilbagelænet verstellbar επικλινής reclinable joustavalla selkänojalla varustettu inclinable ležeći reclinabile リクライニング式の 여러 각도로 눕힐 수 있는 achteruitleunend kan lenes tilbake odzyskiwany reclinável откидывающийся minskande แนวนอน yaslanır có thể ngửa ra sau 躺卧式


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While the two were reclining in their chamber, Venus wishing to discover if the Cat in her change of shape had also altered her habits of life, let down a mouse in the middle of the room.
Lady Montbarry, rising on the sofa for the first time, watched her with undisguised scrutiny as she crossed the room--then sank back into a reclining position once more.
This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core; This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining On the cushion's velvet lining that the lamplght gloated o'er, But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o'er, She shall press, ah, nevermore!
 
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