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reclinings

reclinings is the plural of reclining.

Meaning of reclining

Noun

reclining (plural reclinings)

  1. (dated) The act of one who reclines.
    • Mr. Disbrowe was reclining on a well-worn horsehair-covered sofa, his frequent reclinings on which piece of furniture had stamped a deep and quite ineffaceable impression of his weighty form upon the cushion.1865, Edward Dutton Cook, Sir Felix Foy, Bart., page 233

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Questions about reclinings

What is reclinings the plural of?
Reclinings is the plural of reclining.

Words near reclinings in the dictionary

  1. reclinest
  2. reclineth
  3. reclining
  4. reclining board
  5. reclining boards
  6. reclinings
  7. reclip
  8. reclipped
  9. reclipping
  10. reclips
  11. reclist

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