declining

[US]/dɪ'klaɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.slanting;in the process of decreasing

Phrases & Collocations

declining industries

declining population

declining years

Example Sentences

the council's declining years.

declining soil fertility

declining the offer with cool nonchalance

deep-rooted concern about declining values.

the myth of declining sexual potency with increasing age.

There are uncounted reasons for my declining the invitation.

publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction.

advancing age is popularly associated with a declining capacity to work.

A declining workforce has to provide for an increasing number of retired people.

The Panopause is a transient period for women that the functions of ovarium are declining little by little and even totally eliminate.

Mr Lall reckons these systems do a better job of reallocating resources from declining to growing sectors.

They also face falling roundwood quotas from pulp and paper factories, slowing peeler log demand, declining sawlog exports and increasing difficulty securing lines of credit.

Real-world Examples

That number has been declining steadily since the 1950s.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

Revenues are declining at all three networks.

Source: Listen to this 3 Advanced English Listening

These birds have been declining a lot recently.

Source: Daily English Listening | Bilingual Intensive Reading

Over recent years they haven't yet declined.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2016

The flying insects that swifts eat also appear to be declining.

Source: VOA Special English: World

Global production has been declining since 2004 while consumption has risen.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2013

People would see that, oh, the health of the grass is declining.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2023 Compilation

And they're showing that the antibody levels are declining over time.

Source: NPR News September 2021 Compilation

And though print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts, revenue from print is still declining.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

But her health, it was declining.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

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