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Receding Definition

(adjective)
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moving back or further away from a previous position


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receding waters exposed the extent of devastation

receding shorelines have destroyed some villages and rising sea levels have submerged uninhabited islands

(adjective)
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(of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead


examples

he inherited his father's receding hairline

(adjective)
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(of a facial feature) sloping backwards


examples

a slightly receding chin

(verb)
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go or move back or further away from a previous position


examples

the floodwaters had receded

his footsteps receded down the corridor

(verb)
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(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish


examples

the prospects of an early end to the war receded

(verb)
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(of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead


examples

his dark hair was receding a little

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