Descending
Descending adjective - Bending downward or forward.
Going down and descending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Going down" instead an adjective "Descending".
Going down
Descending and going down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Descending" instead an adjective "Going down".
Both terms in one sentence
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Fortunately, it can't hurt you: a grating prevents it from going down the whole way, and the descending ceiling is mainly there to give you a quick scare.
Source: Descending Ceiling -
While the war is going on and Servants are going down, Gilgamesh is needling Kotomine towards realizing what he is and descending into villainy.
Source: Start of Darkness
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