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- Dictionaryreceding/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. moving back or further away from a previous position: "receding waters exposed the extent of devastation"
- 2. (of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead: "he inherited his father's receding hairline"
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RECEDING definition: 1. present participle of recede 2. to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear…. Learn more.
to move further away into the distance, or to become less clear or less bright: As the boat picked up speed, the coastline receded into the distance until finally it became invisible. The painful memories gradually receded in her mind. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making smaller or less.
to move back or away : withdraw; to slant backward; to grow less or smaller : diminish, decrease… See the full definition
1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede. 2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes. 3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded. 4.
1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede. 2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes. 3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded. 4.
1. (of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead. He had receding temples. His receding hair was slicked back from his forehead. 2. sloping backwards. a receding chinline. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'receding' in a sentence. receding.
2. verb. When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede. [VERB] Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery.
Anything that's receding is fading or moving backwards. A receding shoreline often forms around a lake during a drought — as the lake grows smaller, the edge of the shore slowly moves back.
[intransitive] (especially of a problem, feeling or quality) to become gradually weaker or smaller. The prospect of bankruptcy has now receded (= it is less likely). The pain was receding slightly. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. [intransitive] (of hair) to stop growing at the front of the head.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, esp. as giving the illusion of space. Cf. advance (def. 15). to slope backward: a chin that recedes. to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.
