decline
verb (used with object)
to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse.
am declining
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present progressiveof decline (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I fully concur with the finding of the Coroner’s Inquest panel, and I am declining to issue charges related to the death of Mr. King.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2022
“As soon as I feel I am declining, I don’t want to fall into a trap of wandering the halls where people are saying, ‘I wish he’d leave.’
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 19, 2012
Read it, and you will perhaps understand that I am declining day by day, and that, humanly speaking, the end is very near.
From Yesterdays with Authors by Fields, James T.
I do know one thing," was the feeling answer, "and that is, that I am declining trouble and cost.
From True Riches Or, Wealth Without Wings by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
