What is the meaning of descending?

verb

  • Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.
    • usage: "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
  • Come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.
    • usage: "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
  • Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
  • Come as if by falling.
    • usage: "Night fell"; "Silence fell"

adjective

  • Coming down or downward. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). Descending. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/descending/definitions/1172271
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "Descending" http://smartdefine.org/descending/definitions/1172271 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, Descending, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/descending/definitions/1172271>.
MLAWordNet. "Descending" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/descending/definitions/1172271>
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