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RECEDING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

Nouns denoting natural events

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb recede

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