reclining

[ri-klahyn]

re·cline

[ri-klahyn] verb, re·clined, re·clin·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.

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Reclining is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English reclinen < Latin reclīnāre, equivalent to re- re- + clīnāre to lean1

re·clin·a·ble, adjective
rec·li·na·tion [rek-luh-ney-shuhn] , noun
half-re·clined, adjective
half-re·clin·ing, adjective
un·re·clined, adjective
EXPAND
un·re·clin·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE
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reclining

noun
the act of assuming or maintaining a reclining position 
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