Ebb - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|eb|
Brit.
|eb|
noun
- a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (syn: wane)
- the outward flow of the tide (syn: reflux)
- the outward flow of the tide (syn: reflux)
verb
- flow back or recede
- fall away or decline
the tides ebbed at noon
- hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb- fall away or decline
The patient's strength ebbed away
Extra examples
Morale seems to have reached its lowest ebb.
...a surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country...
...the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed...
Linda's enthusiasm began to ebb away.
The patient's strength ebbed away
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: ebb
he/she/it: ebbs
present participle: ebbing
past tense: ebbed
past participle: ebbed
I/you/we/they: ebb
he/she/it: ebbs
present participle: ebbing
past tense: ebbed
past participle: ebbed
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