All 3 Uses of
recede
in
Dubliners
- I felt my soul receding into some pleasant and vicious region; and there again I found it waiting for me.†
Chpt 1 *
- School and home seemed to recede from us and their influences upon us seemed to wane.†
Chpt 2
- He had coarse features, a blunt nose, a convex and receding brow, tumid and protruded lips.†
Chpt 15
Definition:
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(recede) to move away or diminish (become less)The exact meaning of recede depends upon its context. For example:
- "We can't move back in until the floodwaters recede." -- diminish and move away
- "Her fear receded." -- diminished
- "The waves first advance and then recede." -- move away
- "The news story receded into the background as it was replaced by new stories." -- received diminished attention
- "a receding hairline" -- diminished hair (each year the line where hair stops growing is higher on the forehead)
- "She has a receding chin." -- sloping back (as contrasted to sticking out)