ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Declining

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Declining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of decline.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of decline.

Example Sentences

c. 1572', John Whitgift, Admonition to the Parliament For they had no civil magistrate which might correct and reform those declinings when they happened.

Word Forms

Synonyms for declining

Depending on context, synonyms include retrograde, down, regressive, retrogressive, decreasing, falling.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deteriorating, down, dying, falling, failing, retrograde.

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