RECLINING
reclining
(noun) the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
reclining (not comparable)
Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
(botany) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.
Verb
reclining
present participle of recline
Noun
reclining (plural reclinings)
The act of one who reclines.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*clin"ing, a. (Bot.)
(a) Bending or curving gradually back from the perpendicular.
(b) Recumbent. Reclining dial, a dial whose plane is inclined to the
vertical line through its center. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).
RECLINE
Re*cline", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reclined; p. pr. & vb. n. Reclining.]
Etym: [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See
Incline, Lean to incline.]
Definition: To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc., to place in a
recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.
The mother Reclined her dying head upon his breast. Dryden.
Re*cline", v. i.
1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.
2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a
couch.
Re*cline", a. Etym: [L. reclinis. See Recline, v. t.]
Definition: Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]
They sat, recline On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.
Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition