receding
/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of recede: to move back or away; to become more distant.
- She watched the train receding into the distance.
- The noise of the party was receding as they walked away.
- The glacier is receding faster than scientists predicted.
- Present participle of recede: to become smaller, weaker, or less likely.
- The chances of finding survivors are receding with each passing hour.
- His anger was receding as he took deep breaths.
- The memory of that summer is slowly receding from my mind.
adjective
- Moving back or away from a previous position; becoming more distant.
- From the hilltop, they watched the receding lights of the city.
- His receding hairline made him look older than he was.
- The receding tide left shells and seaweed on the beach.
- Becoming smaller, weaker, or less intense.
- The receding floodwaters revealed the damage to the houses.
- With receding hope, the rescue team continued searching.
- The pain in his knee was slowly receding after the ice treatment.
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