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ebb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ebbing, wane |
| Type of | diminution, decline |
ebb::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | surround, beleaguer, besiege, circumvent, hem in |
Examples of ebb
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There followed jobs more creative than feeling one's life ebb away in a factory.
From the eadt.co.uk
Australia's anti-monarchist movement, riding high 12 years ago, is at a low ebb.
From the independent.co.uk
Ticket sales ebb and flow with jackpot totals, the time of year and the economy.
From the newsobserver.com
That's how it is when a great champion's determination and courage begin to ebb.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
There was all the ebb and flow you would expect from the league's top two clubs.
From the independent.co.uk
They're able to ebb and flow and not melt down when a game doesn't go their way.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It's a team game with an ebb and flow that should make it very difficult to fix.
From the cnn.com
At the same time, the intensity and frequency of it will ebb and flow over time.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
The ebb of power is melancholy reality, the days of glory meticulously numbered.
From the time.com
- A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
- Flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
- The outward flow of the tide
- 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"
- The period of a tidal cycle when the tidal current is flowing seaward or when the tide level is falling.*
- The outgoing tide and its associated currents; See Flood and Slack.
- A period of flow back, decline, or recession.
