All 3 Uses of "recede" in "The Grapes of Wrath"

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All 3 Uses

recede
in
The Grapes of Wrath
(Edited)

The old eyes looked up at Ma in pain and bewilderment for a moment before the awareness receded again.
Chpt 13 *

receded = diminished (decreased)
The motor droned along steadily and the sun receded down the sky in front of them.
Chpt 13

receded = move away or diminished
Tom looked at the hawk nose and the high brown cheek bones and the slender receding chin.
Chpt 24

receding = sloping back (as contrasted to sticking out)

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(1) (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)
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)