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Receding

To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

📖 Definitions of "Receding"

verb
  1. 1

    To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.

  2. 2

    To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor.

    "to recede conquered territory"

  3. 3

    To take back.

noun
  1. 1

    The action of something that recedes; a recessed part.

adjective
  1. 1

    Going or moving back or further away from a previous position, gradually diminishing.

  2. 2

    That recedes

    "A receding hairline"

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