Definition of receding in English:
receding
adjective rɪˈsiːdɪŋrəˈsidɪŋ
1Moving back or further away from a previous position.
receding waters exposed the extent of devastation
receding shorelines have destroyed some villages and rising sea levels have submerged uninhabited islands
2(of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead.
he inherited his father's receding hairline
3(of a facial feature) sloping backwards.
Definition of receding in US English:
receding
adjectiverəˈsidɪŋrəˈsēdiNG
1Moving back or further away from a previous position.
receding waters exposed the extent of devastation
receding shorelines have destroyed some villages and rising sea levels have submerged uninhabited islands
2(of a man's hair) ceasing to grow at the temples and above the forehead.
he inherited his father's receding hairline
3(of a facial feature) sloping backwards.