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Meanings of receding wave in English

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Usage of receding wave in English
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Margaret felt a rush of relief, followed by a receding wave of regret.
The Hermit and the Wild Woman, and Other Stories
2
Once the ball came to the side, causing a receding wave of fluttering muslin.
The Second Chance
3
The panic beat back, a receding wave on battered shore.
Exposure
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When it did, it went like a great receding wave, leaving only wreckage behind .
The waste lands
5
Thou hast striven for a prismatic bubble bursting on the crest of a receding wave.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 01
6
Once a receding wave carried out Corporal Trim, the most unlucky of dolls, to sea.
Esther : a book for girls
7
From time to time, the receding wave leaves behind a remnant of foam on the sandy beach.
Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic
8
By a mighty effort he got clear of it, when a receding wave carried him towards them.
Won from the Waves
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What was that on the ledge below me, lying on the brink just above the receding wave?
Dead Man's Rock
10
Unfortunately the stern of the Curlew sank suddenly under the influence of a receding wave of unusual proportions.
Ralph Granger's Fortunes
11
The paddlers at once sprang out, and prevented the boat from being carried out by the receding wave.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
12
There are five bodies on the ground scattered like flotsam tossed on a beach by a receding wave.
The illuminatus! trilogy
13
A receding wave carried the boat away from the side of the ship, precisely as Mr. Boulong had calculated.
Across India; Or, Live Boys in the Far East
14
Despite her shock Shell parried, then the Rider's own momentum carried it off and away with the receding wave.
Stonewielder
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The pain was swept aside like a receding wave, and Dorin recognized the effects of the healing Warren, Denul.
Dancer’s Lament
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His first thought was to try and rescue the two men who had been carried off by the receding wave.
From Powder Monkey to Admiral: A Story of Naval Adventure
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