recede gradually

Frequency: 8.220.1 per million words

To move back or become less slowly over a period of time.

recedeVERB + ADVERB

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gradually

Examples (10)

  • The pain was gradually receding.
  • The floodwaters began to recede gradually after days of heavy rain.
  • Her hairline had started to recede gradually in her late twenties.
  • The sound of the distant music seemed to recede gradually as they walked away.
  • His confidence, once strong, began to recede gradually with each failure.
  • The harsh winter cold will recede gradually as spring approaches.
  • The tension in the room began to recede gradually after the difficult discussion.
  • As the economy improved, fears of recession started to recede gradually.
  • The waves hit the shore and then receded gradually back into the ocean.
  • Over time, the vividness of the traumatic memory began to recede gradually.