Antonym: ascending. Similar words: condescending, descend, descended, condescend, descendant, descendants, descent, incandescent. Meaning: [dɪ'send] 
adj. coming down or downward.
adj. coming down or downward. 
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1. The plane started descending at a steep angle.
2. The results are expressed in descending numerical order .
3. My sister's family is descending on us this weekend.
4. I heard his footsteps descending the stairs.
5. Practise your scales ascending and descending.
6. The country was descending into chaos.
7. The moon is descending down.
8. The hotels are listed in descending order of price.
9. There were fears that the country was descending into turmoil or even civil war.
10. The plane's nose dipped as it started descending towards the runway.
11. If you hit him back, you'll only be descending to his level.
12. The jet was descending steeply, but its pilot was able to pull it out just in time.
13. My sister and her family are descending on us this weekend.
14. The trail led over Boulder Pass before descending to a lake.
15. He talked about all those points in descending order of importance.
16. A large woman in a hat was descending on them.
17. The path continues for some way before descending to Garsdale Head.
18. The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain.
19. Several climbers were descending the mountain.
20. They heard his heavy footsteps descending the stairs.
21. The floors were connected by a descending spiral.
22. The Dark Times were again descending over the universe.
23. These must be listed in descending order of weight.
24. Other vampires were descending through the mist.
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25. The bridge spans the watercourse descending from Coire Mhic Nobuil in a very attractive setting, well seen from the parapet.
26. The leaflet gives details of all the hotels in the area in descending order of price.
27. All the other ingredients, including water, have to be listed in descending order by weight.
28. However, it was also shown that this gate mechanism was controlled by impulses descending from the brain.
29. You will see it as a great mound becoming visible at the bottom of a steep slope that you are descending.
30. There was a horseshoe put-down and pick-up point between an ascending and descending ramp but parking there was prohibited.
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