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verb (used without object), re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing.
1.
to go or move away; retreat; go to or toward a more distant point; withdraw.
2.
to become more distant.
3.
(of a color, form, etc., on a flat surface) to move away or be perceived as moving away from an observer, especially as giving the illusion of space. Compare advance (def. 15).
4.
to slope backward: a chin that recedes.
5.
to draw back or withdraw from a conclusion, viewpoint, undertaking, promise, etc.
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Receding
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example Sentences
- But innocence is a receding line in the world of special effects.
- Out in the fjords, kayakers paddled into bays newly opened by other receding glaciers.
- Eggs caught in the receding waters of the tide are snatched up by crabs, eels and minnows.
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| receding | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back |
noun | |
| 1. | a slow or gradual disappearance |
| 2. | the act of becoming more distant |
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