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descending

/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables
de-scend-ing
IPA
/dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of descend

adj

Moving or sloping downwards.

adj

Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)

adj

Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. (of a sequence)

adj

Becoming lower in pitch.

noun

A descent.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From descend + -ing.

Inflected Forms

descendings (plural)

Derived Forms

descendingly descendostomy

Phrases

descending chain condition descending colon descending node descending palatine artery descending perineum syndrome descending s

Antonyms

ascending

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce descending?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ/.
What does descending mean?
present participle and gerund of descend
Where does descending come from?
From descend + -ing.

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