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declining

/dɪˈklaɪnɪŋ/

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To move downwards, to fall, to drop.

Examples :

"The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."

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To become weaker or worse.

Examples :

"My health declined in winter."

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To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

Examples :

"The tired student was declining her head onto her desk, trying not to fall asleep in class. "

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To cause to decrease or diminish.

Examples :

"The company is declining to comment on the rumors of a merger. "

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To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw.

Examples :

"a line that declines from straightness"

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To refuse, forbear.

Examples :

"On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."

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(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender.

Examples :

"In Latin class, Maria is learning how to decline nouns in different cases. "

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(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.

Examples :

"The teacher asked the students to practice declining Latin nouns to improve their grammar skills. "

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To reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play.

Examples :

"The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."

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Examples :

"The company is experiencing a declining in sales this quarter due to increased competition. "

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