Present participle of decur; the act of running down or extending downward.
From 'decur' (to run down), derived from Latin 'decurrere', with the present participle '-ing' suffix.
This gerund form of the verb captures the ongoing action of things moving downward—it's a poetic way to describe any downward flow, from blood flowing through veins to rivers flowing to the sea.
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