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ebb
[ eb ]
noun
- 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: , ,
ebb
/ É›²ú /
verb
- (of tide water) to flow back or recede Compare flow
- to fall away or decline
noun
- the flowing back of the tide from high to low water or the period in which this takes place
- ( as modifier ) Compare flood
the ebb tide
- at a low ebbin a state or period of weakness, lack of vigour, or decline
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ü²Ô·±ð²ú²ú±ð»å adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·±ð²ú²úi²Ô²µ adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ebb1
Idioms and Phrases
- at a low ebb
Example Sentences
On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ebb.
Its bar is lit in red and blue, and the beat of the music ebbs through its doors as people spill in to dance, often several nights in a row.
Here’s a look at how U.S. support for Taiwan has ebbed and flowed throughout the decades and what’s at stake in the future.
It is perfectly believable when some currently working at the club say morale among the rank and file is at its lowest ebb.
In Lewis’ experience, the thefts tend to ebb and flow, often tied to the release of a desirable new product.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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