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declining

di-KLY-ning/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

2 meanings of declining

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of decline. Use this -ing form when something is going down now, or to name the action.

    The number of bees is declining year after year.

    Sales kept declining all through the cold winter months.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act or process of getting smaller, weaker, or worse over time.

    Like a balloon slowly losing air until it is small and limp.

    The slow declining of the town's population worried everyone.

    Doctors watched the steady declining of his strength with concern.

    Similardeterioration, decay, waning, dwindling, erosion

    Oppositegrowth, rise, revival

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declining is a form of decline

decline, verb: To politely say no to something offered or suggested. Full entry

Forms
declinedeclines he/she/itdeclining -ing formdeclined past tense, past participle
Spelling
decline → declining: drop the e, add -ing

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