Pronunciation: /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/
verb Moving or falling downward
A1 The bird is descending from the sky.
A2 I watched the sun descending below the horizon.
B1 The hikers began descending the steep mountain trail.
B2 The helicopter was descending rapidly towards the landing pad.
C1 The elevator started descending to the basement level.
C2 The plane was descending through thick clouds towards the runway.
adjective Going or coming down
A1 The bird flew in a descending motion towards the ground.
A2 She watched the descending sun disappear below the horizon.
B1 The hikers carefully made their way down the descending trail.
B2 The pilot skillfully navigated the descending plane through the storm.
C1 The artist captured the beauty of the descending waterfall in his painting.
C2 The scientist studied the physics of objects in descending orbits around the planet.
adverb In a descending manner
A1 The bird flew descending from the sky.
A2 She carefully climbed down the ladder, descending slowly.
B1 The hikers made their way down the mountain, descending carefully.
B2 The temperature is descending rapidly as the sun sets.
C1 The plane began descending towards the runway for landing.
C2 The waterfall cascaded down the rocks, descending with incredible force.
formal The airplane began descending towards the airport.
informal We are descending to the lower level now.
slang Let's descend down to the basement for a while.
figurative As the sun set, a sense of darkness was descending upon the town.
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