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

Idiom ebb and flow (Definition of ebb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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.

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Definition of ebb noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

The receding or outgoing tide, occurring between the time when the tide is highest and the time when the following tide is lowest. Also called ebb tide, falling tide. 2. A period of decline or diminution: …

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 leave on the …

[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]

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