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A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding.
William Gibson

Meaning of "receding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RECEDING

receding  [rɪˈsiːdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECEDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Receding is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RECEDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of receding in the English dictionary

The definition of receding in the dictionary is ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead. Other definition of receding is sloping backwards.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECEDING


according
əˈkɔːdɪŋ
beading
ˈbiːdɪŋ
bleeding
ˈbliːdɪŋ
breast-feeding
ˈbrɛstfiːdɪŋ
breeding
ˈbriːdɪŋ
exceeding
ɪkˈsiːdɪŋ
feeding
ˈfiːdɪŋ
inbreeding
ˈɪnbriːdɪŋ
interbreeding
ˌɪntəˈbriːdɪŋ
leading
ˈliːdɪŋ
linebreeding
ˈlaɪnˌbriːdɪŋ
misleading
mɪsˈliːdɪŋ
pleading
ˈpliːdɪŋ
preceding
prɪˈsiːdɪŋ
proceeding
prəˈsiːdɪŋ
proofreading
ˈpruːfˌriːdɪŋ
reading
ˈriːdɪŋ
speeding
ˈspiːdɪŋ
succeeding
səkˈsiːdɪŋ
weeding
ˈwiːdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECEDING

recede
receding chin
receding forehead
receding hairline
receipt
receipt book
receiptor
receipts
receivability
receivable
receivableness
receivables
receival
receive
received
Received Pronunciation
receiver
receivership
receiving line
receiving order

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECEDING

adding
breakthrough bleeding
captive breeding
cattle breeding
creep-feeding
cross-breeding
demand feeding
filter feeding
ill-breeding
line breeding
love-lies-bleeding
nonbreeding
outbreeding
overfeeding
pig breeding
reeding
selective breeding
stockbreeding
underbreeding
underfeeding
unheeding

Synonyms and antonyms of receding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RECEDING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «receding» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of receding

Translation of «receding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECEDING

Find out the translation of receding to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of receding from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «receding» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后退
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

retroceso
570 millions of speakers

English

receding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घटता चला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انحسار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отступает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

retrocedendo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

receding
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fuyant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Surut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fliehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

後退する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

후퇴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Receding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lùi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலகுகின்றது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खालच्या दिशेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

basık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfuggente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cofnięty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відступає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indepartezi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχωρώντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afneem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

receding
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of receding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEDING»

The term «receding» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.856 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECEDING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about receding

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10 QUOTES WITH «RECEDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word receding.
1
Matthew Ashford
Actors worry about bad breath, weight, receding hairlines and why their leading lady looks like their daughter.
2
Will Durant
Our knowledge is a receding mirage in an expanding desert of ignorance.
3
Greg Fitzsimmons
Driving around with a receding hairline and two kids in a Prius feels a bit boring for me.
4
William Gibson
A graphic representation of data abstracted from the banks of every computer in the human system. Unthinkable complexity. Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data. Like city lights, receding.
5
Lindsey Graham
Al Qaeda is alive and well in Libya, Iraq, Syria and the wars are not receding.
6
Gene Hackman
It really costs me a lot emotionally to watch myself on screen. I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that.
7
Edwin Powell Hubble
The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.
8
Richard Lamm
Our globe is under new dramatic environmental pressure: our globe is warming, our ice caps melting, our glaciers receding, our coral is dying, our soils are eroding, our water tables falling, our fisheries are being depleted, our remaining rainforests shrinking. Something is very, very wrong with our eco-system.
9
Caitlin Moran
What is feminism? Simply the belief that women should be as free as men, however nuts, dim, deluded, badly dressed, fat, receding, lazy, and smug they might be.
10
Sara Paretsky
The possibility of bringing white-collar criminals to justice is ever receding over the horizon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECEDING»

Discover the use of receding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to receding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Receding Horizon Control: Model Predictive Control for State ...
Examples and exercises allow you to practise as you go with MATLAB® files for the solution of selected examples. Students following masters and doctoral courses in control will find this book an excellent companion to tuition and research.
Wook Hyun Kwon, Soo Hee Han, 2006
2
Receding: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
I think of myself, and feel like I'm quite young, and then I look at this old man with the baggy chins and the tired eyes and the receding hairline and all that.ndash;Gene HackmanReceding ndash; DecliningThe decline of the aperitif may well ...
‎2008
3
The Receding Shadow of the Prophet: The Rise and Fall of ...
An overview of predominantly Muslim societies that argues that Islamism has failed to provide Islamic societies with any feasible alternative to undertaking fundamental political and social reforms.
Ray Takeyh, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, 2004
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Neutral Receding Lines: Road Rhymes, Volume Two
In this second volume of his Road Rhymes trilogy and sequel to 2011's Hypnotizing Lines: Road Rhymes, Volume One, j.d.tulloch reanimates a cast of characters unseen in one's daily stream: an unknown television guest star fixated on a quest ...
j.d.tulloch, 2013
5
Receding Tide: Vicksburg and Gettysburg : the Campaigns that ...
Chronicles the two battles of Independence Day, 1863 that ended in Union victory and marked the demise of the Confederacy, including information about the terrain, tactics, and the colorful personalities of America's soldiers.
Edwin C. Bearss, 2010
6
Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems Using Receding-horizon ...
This book presents a successful approach to this problem based on a co-operation between structural considerations and on-line optimization.
Mazen Alamir, 2006
7
Flood by Design: Receding Water Shapes the Earth's Surface
GREAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OR ANYONE INTERESTED IN GEOLOGY AND THE SCIENTIFIC PROCESSES OF THE BIBILICAL FLOOD.
Michael J. Oard, Mike Oard, 2008
8
Output Feedback Receding Horizon Control for Constrained ...
The feedback version of receding horizon control appears attractive but more complex. Robust constrained RHC with state feedback has been studied extensively in literature [14]. Additional constraints is imposed to guarantee robust stability.
Youhua Chen, 2007
9
Receding Horizon Control of Air Operation Resource Allocation
This thesis investigates strategic information acquisition in an air operation through a state-based control policy with the objective of maximizing Blue's probability of winning.
Matthew Charles Ruschmann, 2006
10
Decentralized Receding Horizon Control with Application to ...
Receding horizon control (RHC) has been one of the most popular control approaches recently due to its capability to achieve optimal performance in the presence of saturation constraints.
Yan Zhao, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECEDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term receding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Receding water levels of Yamuna puts Taj Mahal's foundation under …
So if the water levels in the Yamuna are receding, then it needs to be brought up. The Indian government and the Archaeological Survey of India need to pay ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
2
Water receding from areas in Jalpaiguri district
Water level on Thursday started receding from areas in Jalpaiguri district which was inundated due to sudden rise in water level in all major rivers and release of ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Rivers receding in region as rain arrives
Rivers receding in region as rain arrives ... over the weekend and into Monday, as rainfall was slow enough to allow flood-prone rivers to continue receding. «Lima Ohio, Jun 15»
4
Flood waters receding in Lincoln County
LINCOLN COUNTY, MO (KTVI) – The flood waters are receding in Lincoln County and rivers are starting to return back to their banks. Fields once covered with ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»
5
Officer shortage receding
The shipping industry officer crew shortage is said to be receding, according to a new study compiled by Drewry. Shipping will require an additional 42,500 ... «TradeWinds, Jun 15»
6
Ship Officer Shortage Receding
But the persistent shortage of officer crew is receding, according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy Drewry. Current officer ... «The Maritime Executive, Jun 15»
7
flood waters receding in arkansas
MEMPHIS, TN (localmemphis.com) -- After the Arkansas River reached major flood stage earlier this week, the water is receding and people are using the ... «Local Memphis, Jun 15»
8
Receding floodwaters leave alligator in parking garage
(CNN/KXAN) — The floodwaters may be gone, but this was left at an office building in Houston Wednesday. That is an alligator, spotted by a CNN iReporter. «KXAN.com, May 15»
9
Receding Texas Floodwaters Can Leave Behind Health Hazards
Despite receding floodwaters in Texas and Oklahoma, dangers can persist as residents begin the process of cleaning up the mess left behind. At least three ... «ABC News, May 15»
10
Flood Waters Receding in Choctaw County
Most of the floodwater in Choctaw County, Ala., has receded, but there were still a couple of roads that were closed Monday. Emergency Management Director ... «WTOK, Apr 15»

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