Crossword clues for receded
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Receded; p. pr. & vb. n. Receding.] [L. recedere, recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F. rec['e]der. See Cede.]
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To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.
Like the hollow roar Of tides receding from the insulted shore.
--Dryden.All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from the center.
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To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to recede from a demand or proposition.
Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw; desist.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: recede)
Usage examples of "receded".
The cabin walls and furnishings receded to specks in the distance, then swam around him, huge menacing free-flowing shapes.
The swelling receded, and the edges of the terrible gash assumed the healthier color of healing flesh.
His thick, dark hair had receded above his temples, and lines were beginning to etch the fair, sun-weathered skin near his eyes.
The numbness of shock had receded sufficiently to make him aware of an intense thirst and, less insistent, some hunger.
As Blaize watched, the tide receded, sliding back down the sides of the mesa until the new mud melted into the same soggy configuration of puddles and bubbles that had greeted him on arrival.
His head had ceased to revolve, and the cold had receded from his bones and muscles.
The green masses on the continents receded and expanded as Carialle compressed centuries into seconds.
There was no sign of the vehicle anywhere along the logical route they should have taken to reach Nawabganj, nor was the chassis number reported when the flooding receded enough to disclose abandoned cars and trucks.
Thyrol lifted one eyebrow and the Inspector, bowing again as he surrendered Killashandra's carisak to Pirinio, formally receded until the portal hissed apart and then closed.
The gray had certainly receded from Tamianth's huge eyes and the 'winking' was just the sparkle returning to the facets as the dragon improved.
Recollections of Earth receded further from Pernese history with each successive generation until memory of their origins degenerated past legend or myth and into oblivion.
And again, as the Red Star receded fifty Turns later, the colonists returned to easier times and spread out to explore the abundance of Pern.
After they had receded from view, Kindan turned back toward the rising sun.
After perhaps fifteen minutes the orbiter had receded to about a full Earth diameter, and suddenly she could see the half-shadowed disc of Earth, contained in her window, hanging over the payload bay like some unlikely Moon.
The pressure of the harness bands on her chest and gut receded, briefly.