ebb

Phonetic

US /eb/UK /eb/

Translations

NOUNThe receding movement of the tide., A gradual decline., A low state; a state of depression., A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).

VERBto flow back or recede, to fall away or decline, to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb, To cause to flow back.

ADJlow, shallow

Variants

ebbs: Third Person Singular, Plural
ebbing: Present Participle
ebbed: Past Participle, Past Tense
ebber: Comparative
ebbest: Superlative

Examples

When the sun rose and the wind began to ebb, Saribay got on an old bike and rode around town looking for other survivors
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levels ebb and flow in a regular 24-hour cycle that is thrown out of whack if we get less than
Source:cn.nytimes.com
The index fell 3.8 percent this week and is now almost 15 percent below its recent peak reached in November.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies more exposed to the ebb/eb/ and flow of the economy has fallen even further than the S&P 500.
Source:www.nytimes.com
So there is sort of this ebb/eb/ and flow.
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As the great inheritance plays out, the go-getter spirit that fuelled the country’s rise may ebb.
Source:www.economist.com

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