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RECEDING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of becoming more distant
Synonyms:
receding; recession
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("receding" is a kind of...):
withdrawal (the act of withdrawing)
Derivation:
recede (retreat)
recede (pull back or move away or backward)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A slow or gradual disappearance
Synonyms:
fadeout; receding
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("receding" is a kind of...):
disappearance (the event of passing out of sight)
Derivation:
recede (become faint or more distant)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back
Classified under:
Similar:
backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb recede
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