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 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/descending/definitions/1172271
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