'Receding' definitions:
Definition of 'receding'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Receding'
From: GCIDE
- Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec['e]der. See Cede.]
- 1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw. [1913 Webster]
- Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'receding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- declining,
- diminishing,
- dwindling,
- dying,
- ebbing,
- fading,
- recedence,
- recession,
- retirement,
- retiring,
- retractation,
- retractility,
- retraction,
- retreat,
- retreating,
- retrocedence,
- shrinking,
- sinking,
- waning,
- withdrawal