receding

Meanings

• Verb

  Moving or tending to move backward or away.

  - "The glacier is receding at an alarming rate."
  - "The tide is receding, revealing the beach."
  - "The wound is receding, indicating that it is healing."

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Synonyms

withdraw

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with receding
deeding , heeding , leading , needling , reeding

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Variants

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recede , receded , recedes , receding

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'drawing back' or 'withdrawing'. From Old French 'receder', from 're-' meaning 'back' and 'cedere' meaning 'to go, yield'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'receding' is often used in real estate to describe a property that is losing value or becoming less desirable.

2. The receding of the Aral Sea in Central Asia is a notable environmental disaster caused by human activities.

3. The phrase 'receding tide' is a metaphor used in literature and music to describe a sense of loss or regret.

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Related Concepts

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1. Regression: A statistical term describing the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables, where the dependent variable tends to move backward or decrease as the independent variable increases.

2. Retreat: The act of withdrawing or moving back, often in response to a threat or danger.

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Culture

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Receding is often used in scientific and natural contexts, such as the receding of glaciers due to climate change or the receding of a tide. It can also be used figuratively to describe someone or something withdrawing or retreating.

How to Memorize "receding"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a glacier melting and receding, or imagine water slowly receding from a beach.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'receding' with the image of something moving backward or away.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the phrase 'Receding means moving back' to help memorize the meaning of the word.

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