reclining 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of recliningnext
as in recumbent

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reclining

2 of 2

verb

present participle of recline
1
as in leaning

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2
as in sleeping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclining
  1. recumbent
  2. leaning
  3. tipping
  4. napping
  5. angling
Adjective
  • Camper #2 will have to pedal in on their own bike, however, as the T1's recumbent cockpit only has one seat.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There's even a SELF Home Fitness Award-winning recumbent bike from Merach on sale for $200 less than usual.
    Sarah Felbin, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of recumbent
Verb
  • Multiple heavyweights are going to declare in Fall of 2026, so why not get a jump on them and have the Left-leaning media all to yourself?
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Wyss’s influence is felt in other ways in Kansas, because the billionaire’s foundation helps fund the umbrella group for the left-leaning Kansas Reflector news outlet.
    Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of leaning
Verb
  • But tipping everyone in the guides that circulate around this time of year means adding a couple dozen people to your gift budget.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Letting all his flamboyant acting chops loose without ever tipping into hamminess, Hwang is dynamite as a monstrous character whose combination of charisma, swaggering arrogance and sewer rat cunning inspires equal measures of fear and fealty among co-conspirators.
    Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of tipping
Verb
  • The discovery of this titanic napping black hole is a breakthrough for this theory.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The conflict reached a boiling point when the mother-in-law was caught feeding the baby a bottle with Froot Loops mixed in after the mom had been napping.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of napping
Verb
  • But some are angling for preemptive pardons.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The team is now angling for the top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of angling
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