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Word:
descending
IPA transcription: [dɪs'ɛndɪŋ]
Pronunciations of descending
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
descending(a)
Meaning:
coming down or downward
Usage examples
STILL DESCENDING
Still we kept descending.
We went on ski over hard shiny descending surface.
Descending a step or two he held parley with Ralph.
I listened to the dull thuds of the descending bale.
There is a great deal of running about on the decks--they are descending.
Soon he was descending the village street, keeping pace with his rapid thoughts.
Peace! peace!--the peace that passeth understanding, robed in light descending! . . .
They were, indeed, descending the "Hollow Tube" that led to the other side of the world.
And so he lived on and on and on--he lived on the top of that pillar, never once descending for thirty years.
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Space elevator
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