| SCENDING | • scending v. Present participle of scend. • SCEND v. of a ship, to pitch into the trough of the sea, also SEND. |
| ACCENDING | • accending v. Present participle of accend. • ACCEND v. (obsolete) to kindle. |
| ASCENDING | • ascending v. Present participle and gerund of ascend. • ascending adj. (Of a sequence) Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. • ascending adj. Sloping or leading upwards. |
| DESCENDING | • descending v. Present participle and gerund of descend. • descending adj. Moving or sloping downwards. • descending adj. (Of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is less than or equal to the previous element. |
| DESCENDINGS | • descendings n. Plural of descending. • descending␣s n. Synonym of long s. • DESCENDING n. (Shakespeare) lineage. |
| REASCENDING | • reascending v. Present participle of reascend. • REASCEND v. to ascend again. |
| PARASCENDING | • parascending n. Parasailing. • PARASCENDING n. a sport similar to paragliding, the participant being towed into the wind behind a motor vehicle. |
| REDESCENDING | • redescending v. Present participle of redescend. • REDESCEND v. to descend again. |
| TRANSCENDING | • transcending v. Present participle of transcend. • TRANSCEND v. to surpass; to exceed. |
| CONDESCENDING | • condescending adj. Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude. • condescending v. Present participle of condescend. • CONDESCEND v. to descend to a less formal or dignified level. |
| PARASCENDINGS | • PARASCENDING n. a sport similar to paragliding, the participant being towed into the wind behind a motor vehicle. |
| TRANSCENDINGLY | • transcendingly adv. So as to transcend. • TRANSCENDING adv. TRANSCEND, to surpass; to exceed. |
| CONDESCENDINGLY | • condescendingly adv. In a condescending manner. • CONDESCENDING adv. CONDESCEND, to descend to a less formal or dignified level. |