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receding

UK
/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈsidɪŋ/
receding back

Translations

recedinggerund / present participle
UK
/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
Used adjectivally as the present participle of “recede”.
qui recule
The receding tide left behind a wide stretch of wet sand.
La marée qui recule a laissé une large étendue de sable mouillé.
Additional translations
en reculSurtout pour une ligne des cheveux, une situation ou un trait qui devient moins saillant.
Synonyms
diminishing
waning
lessening
subsiding
retreating
Antonyms
approaching
recedingnoun
UK
/rɪˈsiːdɪŋ/
US
/rɪˈsidɪŋ/
Gerund form functioning as an uncountable noun.
The receding of the floodwaters revealed the damage.
Le recul des eaux de crue a révélé les dégâts.
Additional translations
retraitPlus soutenu ou plus général selon le contexte.
Synonyms
retreat
decline
pullback
retraction
backing away
ebb
recession
withdrawal
recedegerund / present participle

receding

Used attributively, chiefly before a noun, e.g., "receding hairline"
en reculS’emploie notamment pour une ligne de cheveux, une lisière ou quelque chose qui semble s’éloigner vers l’arrière.
He worried about his receding hairline.
Il s’inquiétait de sa ligne capillaire en recul.
Synonyms
receding
retracting
diminishing
sliding back
drawing back
backing away
retiring
ebbing
withdrawing
retreating
recedeverb

receding

Gerund

receded
Past Simple
receded
Past Participle
receding
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈsiːd/
US
/rɪˈsid/
reculerSe dit d’un mouvement vers l’arrière ou d’un retrait physique ; emploi courant.
The floodwaters began to recede after the heavy rain stopped.
Les eaux de crue ont commencé à reculer après l’arrêt de la forte pluie.
s'atténuerPour une diminution progressive d’intensité, de douleur ou d’effet.
As the pain started to recede, she felt more comfortable.
À mesure que la douleur commençait à s’atténuer, elle se sentait plus à l’aise.
Additional translations
se retirerSurtout pour des eaux, des troupes ou un mouvement de repli.
Synonyms
retreat
withdraw
drop
abate
fade
lessen
subside
diminish
Antonyms
approach
advance

Definitions

recedinggerund / present participle
Moving back or away from a previous position.
The receding tide left behind a wide stretch of wet sand.
Becoming more distant or less prominent.
His receding hairline was a sign of his advancing age.
recedingnoun
The act or process of receding; a moving back or withdrawal.
The receding of the floodwaters revealed the damage.
recedegerund / present participle
Moving back or away; gradually diminishing or sloping backward.
He worried about his receding hairline.
recedeverb
To move back or away from a previous position.
The floodwaters began to recede after the heavy rain stopped.
To diminish or decrease in intensity or degree.
As the pain started to recede, she felt more comfortable.
To withdraw or retreat.
The army decided to recede to a safer location after the surprise attack.
To slope or fall back from a given line or surface; to extend obliquely backward.
The rugged cliffs recede sharply from the shoreline.
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