declinings
Acts of refusing
Declinings are instances of refusing or turning down offers, invitations, or requests.
The word appears rarely, since decline more naturally forms other constructions: She declined the invitation rather than Her declining surprised us.
When it does appear, it typically emphasizes repeated or multiple refusals: After several polite declinings, they stopped asking.
Becoming more severe
- downturnsPeriods of economic decline
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
slipping · sliding · faltering · weakening · diminishing · dwindling · drooping · sagging
Formal refusals given
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- passesGoes beyond or through
- demurralsFormal expressions of objection
- regretsSorrows over past actions
dismissals · brush-offs · snubs · naysaying · abstentions · opt-outs · nonacceptance · spurning
Modified word forms
- conjugationsVerb form variations
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- paradigmsAccepted models of thought
- suffixesElements following roots
nominative · genitive · dative · accusative · ablative · vocative · inflecting · parsing
worsening
Becoming more severe
- downturnsPeriods of economic decline
- ebbingGradually declining or receding
- waningGradually decreasing in intensity
fading · slipping · sliding · faltering · weakening · diminishing · dwindling · drooping · sagging · flagging
rejections
Formal refusals given
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- passesGoes beyond or through
- demurralsFormal expressions of objection
regrets · dismissals · brush-offs · snubs · naysaying · abstentions · opt-outs · nonacceptance · spurning
inflections
Modified word forms
- conjugationsVerb form variations
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- paradigmsAccepted models of thought
suffixes · nominative · genitive · dative · accusative · ablative · vocative · inflecting · parsing · syntax
decliningsacceptances
Affirmative replies received
consents · agreements · yeses · approvals · assents
decliningsrisings
Upward movements or revolts
gains · expansions · surges · escalations · upswings
- declining healthWorsening physical condition
- declining yearsFinal stage of life