Receding means present participle and gerund of recede. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like retiring or backward.
Receding in a sentence
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Receding meaning
present participle and gerund of recede
Synonyms of Receding
Example sentences (20)
It may be caused by a strong stellar wind from the primary scattering the light from secondary when it is receding.
After Nicki Minaj clowned his receding hairline on social media, Safaree Samuels is turning the jokes into profit.
In some areas, water is as high as six feet, with very little signs of it receding soon, according to residents.
Evening Standard view: The Tories once used to be strong in key constituencies but this tide has been receding for years.
With inflationary pressures "receding rapidly," prospects for a soft landing were improving in Asia, he said.
All of this, of course, is on top of a comeback restaurants were staging after the receding of the pandemic.
He said: “The problem in Nigeria now is that our democracy is receding and the international community needs to know this.
While the unseasonal rains are receding now, appropriate steps are being taken to drain water from fields.
As his wounded opponent thrashes in the foreground, Stein has perfected the art of receding just enough into the background.
End moraine size and shape are determined by whether the glacier is advancing, receding or at equilibrium.
Meanwhile, U.S. fund flows to Africa have been receding, and they’re expected to slow even more during Trump’s administration.
Fans quickly noticed that the black design over the blue part of his body resembled a receding hairline of a middle-aged human.
In my mind I felt myself receding from the immediacy of life — a fog of gray between me and the world.
Water levels are not expected to begin receding before Tuesday after weeks of heavy rain hit the area.
However, with the fallout from these shocks receding, the global macroeconomic scenario has improved.
Or you try to get a larger loan from the bank which is akin to getting a drink of cool water from the receding pool at your feet.
Fine sediment transported from lower down the beach profile will compact if the receding water percolates or soaks into the beach.
It’s a striking accomplishment, given that many other coasts are receding because of rising sea levels, a result of climate change.
However, the situation is said to be improving in these states, with river levels slowly receding.
Half an hour later, with the water receding, he climbed down from the tree, covered in scratches.
Common combinations with receding
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is receding 14×
- the receding 12×
- receding from 10×
- are receding 8×
- receding hairline 8×
- and receding 6×
- receding and 4×
- receding hair 4×
- was receding 4×
- his receding 4×
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The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word receding. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.