descending Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   go down; descend; come down; fall.
   
   • The temperature is going down
   • The barometer is falling
   • The curtain fell on the diva
   • Her hand went up and then fell again
2. verb come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
   derive; come; descend.
   
   • She was descended from an old Italian noble family
   • he comes from humble origins
3. verb do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
   deign; condescend; descend.
   
4. verb come as if by falling
   settle; descend; fall.
   
   • Night fell
   • Silence fell
5. adjective coming down or downward
   

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