ebb

[US]/eb/
[UK]/eb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the flowing back of the tide; a decline or decrease
vi. to decline; to decrease; to recede; to diminish

Phrases & Collocations

ebb and flow

ebb away

ebb tide

ebb of power

flood and ebb

Example Sentences

the ebb and flow of the sea

I knew the tide would be on the ebb .

my enthusiasm was ebbing away .

Business confidence is at a low ebb at the moment.

The ebb and flow of the sea is certainly a sight to behold.

Marie felt her distress ebbing away.

the country was at a low ebb due to the recent war.

the ebb and flow of money/seasons

She sat quietly, enjoying the ebb and flow of conversation.

With every dight letter, with the ebb of ink,

waters ebbing at low tide;

the channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water.

her strength ebbed away and she fell into a swoon.

at her lowest ebb, she would have scorned to stoop to such tactics.

My footprints are just marks on the sandbeach, fading away with the ebb and flow.

Her strength was ebbing fast, so her children were called to her bedside.

that in the case of no wind the oil film moves southwestward along with the tidal Current, its area increases and thickness decreases, and the port is not polluted during ebb tide;

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