Synonyms for receding
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-seed |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsid |
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Définition of receding
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French receder, from Latin recedere "to go back, fall back; withdraw, depart, retire," from re- "back" (see re-) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Related: Receded; receding.
- verb withdraw; diminish
- Besides, did I not reserve a power of receding, as I saw fit?
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- There can be no doubt that the faith in war, and in the Divine guidance of war, is receding.
- Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
- Receding footsteps 81 told him that the constable was leaving.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
- He could barely make out the sodden steps and––they were receding.
- Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett
- Sometimes the forehead is receding, as in apes (19%), or low and narrow (10%).
- Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero
- They were large, much larger than they should have been at the speed with which Jack was receding.
- Extract from : « They Twinkled Like Jewels » by Philip Jos Farmer
- Sir Donald feels that past worries are receding into waning retrospect.
- Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee
- I asked the Colonel, directing his attention to the receding figure.
- Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
- I could only look idly at the receding boat with reeling brain.
- Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
- We jammed the pit; but as we stood there, the walls were receding and lifting.
- Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings
Antonyms for receding
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