Both Uses
recede
in
Johnny Got His Gun
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- Then the vibrations receded and there was a sharp little tremor of the door closing and he knew he was alone.†
Chpt 11 *receded = move away or diminished (became less)
- Then he got the rapidly receding vibrations of her footsteps going away.†
Chpt 18receding = moving away or diminishing (become less)
Definitions:
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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)