moving back or further away from a previous position
receding waters exposed the extent of devastation
receding shorelines have destroyed some villages and rising sea levels have submerged uninhabited islands
(of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead
he inherited his father's receding hairline
(of a facial feature) sloping backwards
a slightly receding chin
(of a man's hair) cease to grow at the temples and above the forehead
his dark hair was receding a little