receding

receding
    adj 1: (of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back
    n 1: a slow or gradual disappearance [syn: {receding},
         {fadeout}]
    2: the act of becoming more distant [syn: {receding},
       {recession}]
    

Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
   {Receded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receding}.] [L. recedere,
   recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F.
   rec['e]der. See {Cede}.]
   1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
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            Like the hollow roar
            Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.
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            All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from
            the center.                           --Bentley.
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   2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to
      relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to
      recede from a demand or proposition.
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   Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;
        desist.
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20 Moby Thesaurus words for "receding":
      declining, diminishing, dwindling, dying, ebbing, fading,
      recedence, recession, retirement, retiring, retractation,
      retractility, retraction, retreat, retreating, retrocedence,
      shrinking, sinking, waning, withdrawal