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recede
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The Longest Ride
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- I breathe evenly, trying to keep the tears at bay, and when it finally recedes, I feel exhausted.†
p. 9.8 *recedes = moves away or diminishes (becomes less)
- I concentrate, trying to breathe slowly, and eventually it begins to recede.†
p. 84.4recede = to move away or diminish (become less)
- I breathe through gritted teeth and gradually feel the wave begin to recede.†
p. 143.5
- While my mother and father seemed to recede into the past—albeit in different ways—her parents embraced the future, as though seizing hold of their chance at life.†
p. 193.3
- He stood in place, staring at the receding Miller, the cold air making it appear as though he were breathing smoke out of his nostrils.†
p. 375.3receding = 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)