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ebb
[eb]
noun
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (flood,flow ).
a flowing backward or away; decline or decay.
the ebb of a once great nation.
a point of decline.
His fortunes were at a low ebb.
verb (used without object)
to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (flow ).
Synonyms: , , ,to decline or decay; fade away.
His life is gradually ebbing.
Synonyms: , ,
Other Word Forms
- unebbed adjective
- unebbing adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ebb1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
“It speaks to the various paradoxes around this — it’s a movement that ebbs and flows,” he said.
Thursday’s internal email from Children’s leadership notes the pressure from the federal government has risen at the same time that support from the state has ebbed.
Remember, when Bernie was at high ebb in primaries, a lot of traditional Democrats on Wall Street and elsewhere were quoted as saying if Sanders is the nominee they might go with Trump.
The disrepair is one indication of how the Catholic Church's power and influence has been ebbing away in America's big cities.
That support at the policy level has only strengthened over the decades, but it is important to note that historic American opinion polling shows public opinion has ebbed and flowed before.
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