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reclining

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Would be cool though: left aisle: no reclining seats, right aisle: reclining seats.

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of reclining gathered in one view.

adjective

Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

noun

(dated) The act of one who reclines.

adjective

(botany) Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for reclining.

Example sentences

1

Would be cool though: left aisle: no reclining seats, right aisle: reclining seats.

2

Not reclining is the passive, default thing to do, because during takeoff you can't recline your seat anyway.

3

If you have a VR headset, you may as well get a comfy reclining chair too.

4

IF you are convinced that reclining your seat causes discomfort, would asking for permission be the right thing to do?

5

I am convinced that this reclining thing is bad for people in the seats behind the person in question.

6

Blocking someone from reclining, in my book at least is a sociopathic move.

7

I should reflect and think about whether my 'reclining is bad and torture' idea is sensible.

8

They also designed seats so it wasn't wholly impossible to sit behind a reclined seat (or indeed climb out of the seat) without reclining.

9

I can't really tell for sure how much discomfort reclining will cause so I ask if it is OK to recline.

10

I've almost had a tray table-supported laptop destroyed on more than one occasion by a reclining passenger in front of me.

11

Are there many successful suits based on people causing contact by reclining seats, or are you just using legal jargon to add weight to your opinion?

12

And I'm a great person for asking, and now not reclining my seat.

Quote examples

1

So this device is basically a rude substitute for "hey would you mind not reclining so far?

2

I think as income inequality continues to sky rocket up, we'll see more examples of some people flying in "steerage" while some fly in reclining beds.

3

Suppose the question was "Which airlines ban whacking reclining passengers on the head with rubber chickens?", and I answered "Well, they don't specifically ban assaults with rubber chickens, but any airline's T&C will have something banning violence against other passengers".

4

I said to myself "I will not sleep tonight, finish that feature, and the client will be OK for at least a couple of weeks." So of course, I wasn't finished with the feature by 5am, and even my young 30-year-old body screamed for rest, and I fell asleep on my chair, or the reclining sofa where I often worked.

Proper noun examples

1

Reclining doesn't protect your knees, though it may provide additional space for your upper body.

2

Reclining causes discomfort to the person behind 2.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use reclining in a sentence?

Would be cool though: left aisle: no reclining seats, right aisle: reclining seats.

What does reclining mean?

Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.

What part of speech is reclining?

reclining is commonly used as adjective, noun.