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decreasing

Syllables: de·creas·ing/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/

decreasing adjective: on the decrease. Also the present participle and gerund of decrease.

Adjective

decreasing (not comparable)

  1. On the decrease.

Noun

decreasing (plural decreasings)

  1. A decrease.
    • The number of stitches between the decreasings decreases with every round, so that the decreasings form slanting lines meeting in a point.2016, Mrs. Beeton, Book of Needlework, page 54

Also used as

decreasing is also the present participle and gerund of decrease.

decreasing meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Malayalam

decreasing in Tamil

குறைந்து வருகிறது, குறைகிறது, குறைந்து வரும்

decreasing in Marathi

कमी होत चाललेले

decreasing in Telugu

తగ్గుతోంది

decreasing in Malayalam

കുറയുന്നു
More languagesFewer languages
decreasing in Kannada
ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
decreasing in Gujarati
ઘટતી જાય છે
decreasing in Odia
ହ୍ରାସ ପାଉଛି

Antonyms of decreasing

Forms of decreasing

pluraldecreasings

Origin of decreasing

From decrease + -ing (participial suffix).

Words formed from decreasing

Phrases with decreasing

Words that rhyme with decreasing

Questions about decreasing

What does decreasing mean?
Decreasing means on the decrease.
What is decreasing in Tamil?
Decreasing in Tamil is குறைந்து வருகிறது, குறைகிறது, குறைந்து வரும். See Decreasing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decreasing?
Decreasing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decreasing?
Decreasing is pronounced /diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/.

Words near decreasing in the dictionary

  1. decreaser
  2. decreasers
  3. decreases
  4. decreasest
  5. decreaseth
  6. decreasing
  7. decreasing function
  8. decreasing functions
  9. decreasing term assurance
  10. decreasingly
  11. decreasings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decreasing (page history and authors); decreasing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); decreasing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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