- present participle of descend.
descending
Example Sentences
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Flight tracking data show the helicopter left Catalina’s Pebbly Beach heliport at about 7:46 p.m. and got about 175 feet above sea level about eight seconds into its flight before rapidly descending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
In late August, on a trip to Kyrgyzstan for a regional summit, a widely shared clip showed him descending an airplane’s stairs slowly and stiffly, gripping the hand of his wife, Peng Liyuan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"After descending through the opening using ropes and calling out to those inside, no response was received," the prime minister's office said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The stocks are listed in descending order of their current borrow cost.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
And almost at once, it seemed, they were descending.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
