# declining

Pronunciation: say "di-KLY-ning" /dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of decline. — present participle and gerund of decline
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of decline. Use this -ing form when something is going down now, or to name the action.
   - _Her eyesight has been declining steadily since the accident._
   - _Declining attendance forced the theater to close its doors early._

## Noun

2. The act or process of becoming smaller, weaker, or worse; a gradual falling away in number, strength, or quality.
   - Simple: The act or process of getting smaller, weaker, or worse over time.
   - _The gradual declining of the region's industry left many families without work._
   - _Historians traced the declining of the dynasty across several troubled decades._

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