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How to pronounce recline in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms recumb, repose
Type of lie
Has types rest
Derivation reclining
Type Words
Synonyms lean back
Type of tip, lean, angle, slant, tilt
Has types fall back
Derivation reclining
Type Words
Type of pose, put, lay, set, position, place
Verb group recumb, repose
Derivation recliner


She reclined her head on the pillow.

Examples of recline

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Near the end, four dancers recline on the floor and dangle their legs in unison.
From the sfgate.com
Yes, definitely ask the person behind you if they mind if you recline your seat.
From the economist.com
Some business class cabins feature seats that recline to a sloped flat position.
From the en.wikipedia.org
These recline further, as well as moving forward and back like the regular seats.
From the cars.uk.msn.com
Dougal told the man in 10C that he paid for his seat and was going to recline it.
From the cnn.com
Air France also has seats that don't recline on some of its short-haul flights.
From the abcnews.go.com
The tray insert is dishwasher safe and there's a height adjustment and recline.
From the independent.co.uk
Most important, the seats are just as roomy as the majors'and recline 140 degrees.
From the time.com
Using a canvas loop on the inboard side of the seat, you can recline the backrest.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Lean back: move the upper body backwards and down
  • Cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"
  • Recumb: lean in a comfortable resting position; "He was reposing on the couch"
  • (reclining) the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position
  • (Reclining) A recliner is an armchair that reclines when the occupant lowers the chair's back and raises its front. It has a backrest that can be tilted back, and a footrest that may be extended by means of a lever on the side of the chair, or may extend automatically when the back is reclined. ...
  • To cause to lean back; to bend back; To put in a resting position; To lean back; To put one's self in a resting position
  • (Reclining) leaning backward from the vertical
  • The measurement of how far a plane seat will push back. Some airlines measure the recline by inches, others by degrees. The higher the figure, the further the seat back can recline.
  • Massage recliners are very different from the traditional living-room recliner as its main purpose is to deliver a quality massage, not be endlessly comfortable. You may find it a bit shocking that many massage recliners barely recline at all. ...