receding

Definition of Receding in English :

1. fadeout, receding

a slow or gradual disappearance

2. receding, recession

the act of becoming more distant

3. receding

(of a hairline e.g.) moving slowly back

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Receding

adjective

1.

(of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead

He had receding temples.

His receding hair was slicked back from his forehead.

2.

sloping backwards

a receding chinline

intr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes

1. To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: waited for the floodwaters to recede.

2. To slope away from a point of reference: a man with a chin that recedes.

3. To become or seem to become more distant and fainter or less distinct: Eventually, my unhappy memories of the place receded.

4. To decrease or diminish: Fuel prices will recede after the holiday.

tr.v. re·ced·ed, re·ced·ing, re·cedes

To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.