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adjective
- 1. becoming smaller, fewer, or less; decreasing: "declining budgets"
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DECLINING definition: 1. present participle of decline 2. to gradually become less, worse, or lower: 3. to refuse: . Learn more.
DECLINE definition: 1. to gradually become less, worse, or lower: 2. to refuse: 3. If a noun, pronoun, or adjective…. Learn more.
de· clin· ing di-ˈklī-niŋ. dē- Synonyms of declining. : of or relating to the period during which something is deteriorating or nearing its end. her declining years. Synonyms. bowed. bowing. declined. descendant. descendent. descending. drooping. droopy. hanging. hung. inclining. nodding. pendulous. sagging. stooping. weeping.
Noun. deterioration, degeneration, decadence, decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality. deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect.
adj. 1. deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character. 2. of the time of a person's life during which he or she grows old and increasingly frail. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.
DECLINING meaning: 1. present participle of decline 2. to gradually become less, worse, or lower: 3. to refuse: . Learn more.
If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it.
1. deteriorating gradually, as in quality, health, or character. [...] 2. of the time of a person's life during which he or she grows old and increasingly frail. [...] More. Synonyms of 'declining' • dropping, fading, dwindling, lessening [...] More. Examples of 'declining' in a sentence.
(literary) the last years of somebody’s life. Check pronunciation: declining. Definition of declining adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of decline verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
