- present participle of descend.
descending
Example Sentences
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Thousands of Scotland fans are descending on Boston after making the long journey to the US for the World Cup.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
His monthly ERA reached its zenith at 7.23 in his April starts, descending to its current 4.03 ERA.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The stocks are listed in descending order of their surprise, as calculated by LSEG.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The first promotional teaser didn’t show Ejiofor or Reinsve, only a descending series of increasingly wrong-looking rooms.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
“High peaks, impassable cliffs, steep snow-slopes, and sharply descending glaciers could be seen in all directions, with stretches of snow-plain overlaying the ice sheet of the interior.”
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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