[
UK
/ɹɪklˈaɪn/
]
[ US /ɹɪˈkɫaɪn/ ]
[ US /ɹɪˈkɫaɪn/ ]
VERB
-
cause to recline
She reclined her head on the pillow -
lean in a comfortable resting position
He was reposing on the couch - move the upper body backwards and down
How To Use recline In A Sentence
- The use of the word 'recumbent' is surely otiose after the word 'recline'.
- Mike smirked, taking a seat in the recliner and immediately putting his feet up.
- (I meant lie, as in recline, not as in fib, which is what you’ll do anyway.) Think Progress » Kyl Abandons His Cry For Televised Closed-Door Senate Negotiations Now That He’s In The Back Room
- The lounge was big, and filled with many comfy sofas and recliners.
- I hear dark rumors that she has her enemies duct taped to comfortable recliners and forced to watch Beachcombers episodes until they eat their own weight in bran loaf! Archive 2007-09-01
- This bus was deluxe, new with soft seats that reclined.
- The three of them were seated on the same couch that had faced the large recliner.
- Outside, men recline on brightly colored silk pillows, relaxing on the carpeted floor of a large goat-hair tent as boys dance to tribal songs.
- Roll the window down, recline your seat, and snooze.
- There was a chair and a stool, but alas no recliners.
