descending

1. 1.

   coming down or downward

   Antonymsascending

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Questions about descending

What does descending mean?

descending means "coming down or downward".

How many syllables are in descending?

descending has 3 syllables: de-scen-ding. The stress falls on "scen". In IPA it is /dɪˈsɛndɪŋ/.

What is the opposite of descending?

The recorded antonyms are ascending.

Is descending a common word?

descending is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with descending?

3 words rhyme with descending. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.