EBB

/ɛb/ ► audio Scrabble 7 Words With Friends 9

Definition

  1. noun a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). — synonyms: ebbing, wane
  2. noun the outward flow of the tide. — synonyms: reflux
  3. verb flow back or recede. — synonyms: ebb_away, ebb_down, ebb_out, ebb_off
  4. verb hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb.
  5. verb fall away or decline.

Examples

  • “The boats will go out on the ebb.”
  • “The tides ebbed at noon.”
  • “The dying man's strength ebbed away.”

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