Receding somewhat, Noah saw Ararat barely sticking out of the water (5)
I believe the answer is:
awash
'barely sticking out of the water' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'receding somewhat noah saw ararat' is the wordplay.
'receding' is a reversal indicator.
'somewhat' indicates a hidden word.
'hsawa' is hidden in the letters of 'noah saw ararat'.
'hsawa' back-to-front is 'AWASH'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for awash that I've seen before include "Flooded; about to sink" , "Letting the 21 in" , "Overflowing" , "Deluged" , "Swimming" .)