ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.

[no object] 1 of a tide : to flow outward from the land waiting for the tide to ebb 2 : to get worse Their fortunes began to ebb. [= decline]

ebb verb [I] (FEELING) If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears:

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EBB definition: the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (flood,flow ). See examples of ebb used in a sentence.

ebb (ɛb) n. 1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea. 2. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay. 3. a point or state of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb.

The ebb or the ebb tide is one of the regular periods, usually two per day, when the sea gradually falls to a lower level as the tide moves away from the land. ...the spring ebb tide. We decided …

To gradually or steadily decline or decrease something, particularly in terms of intensity, volume, or strength. See example sentences, synonyms, and etymology for the verb ebb.

ebb verb [I] (SEA) When the tide ebbs, the sea flows away from the land. (Definition of ebb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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