retreating
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retreating
verb
- present participle and gerund of retreat
noun retreatings
- The act of moving back from something; a retreat. But of the marchings and retreatings of these Six-thousand no Xenophon exists. Nothing, but an inarticulate hum, of cursing and sooty frenzy, surviving dubious in the memory of ages!
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Closest in meaning: receding, withdrawing, retiring, departing, abating, dissuading, declining, descending, falling, diminishing, waning, drop, dip, dips, decreasing, eases
Talk about this word "retreating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/retreating. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. retreating. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/retreating "retreating." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/retreating.Cite this
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title = {retreating},
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