The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word RECLINING
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What does RECLINING mean?
RECLINING verb- To cause to lean back; to bend back.
- To put in a resting position.
- To lean back.
- To put oneself in a resting position.
- The act of one who reclines.
- Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
- Bending away from the perpendicular; recumbent.