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- Dictionaryreceding/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. moving back or further away from a previous position: "receding waters exposed the extent of devastation"
- 2. (of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead: "he inherited his father's receding hairline"
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to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible. The painful memories gradually receded in her mind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less. abridgment. attenuated.
verb [ I ] uk / rɪˈsiːd / us / rɪˈsiːd /. to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible. The painful memories gradually receded in her mind.
1. a. : to move back or away : withdraw. a receding hairline. b. : to slant backward. 2. : to grow less or smaller : diminish, decrease. a receding deficit. recede. 2 of 2. verb (2) re· cede (ˌ)rē-ˈsēd. receded; receding; recedes. transitive verb. : to cede back to a former possessor. Synonyms. Verb (1) abate. de-escalate. decline. decrease.
to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible. The painful memories gradually receded in her mind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space. Compare advance ( def 15 ). to slope backward: a chin that recedes. to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc. Synonyms: retreat, retire. recede. 2.
[intransitive] (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller. The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely). The pain was receding slightly. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [intransitive] (of hair) to stop growing at the front of the head.
1. (of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead. He had receding temples. His receding hair was slicked back from his forehead. 2. sloping backwards. a receding chinline. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. verb. If something recedes from you, it moves away. Luke's footsteps receded into the night. [VERB preposition] As she receded he waved goodbye. [VERB] ...the receding lights of the car. [VERB -ing] Synonyms: fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back More Synonyms of recede. 2. verb.
1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede. 2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes. 3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded. 4.
Anything that's receding is fading or moving backwards. A receding shoreline often forms around a lake during a drought — as the lake grows smaller, the edge of the shore slowly moves back.
