falling rhythm

noun Prosody.

a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
Also called descending rhythm.

Origin of falling rhythm

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby falling rhythm

falling band, falling diphthong, falling door, falling down drunk, falling of womb, falling rhythm, falling sickness, falling star, falling tide, falling weather, falling-out