ebbverb [ I ]
uk/eb/us/eb/ebb verb [ I ] (WATER)
When the sea or tide ebbs, it moves away from the coast and falls to a lower level.
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Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- tidal
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
- whirlpool
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ebb verb [ I ] (FEELING)
If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears:
He could feel his strength ebbing (away).
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Becoming and making less strong
- abate
- adulterate
- attenuate
- attrition
- blow over
- blunt
- dial
- dim
- emasculate
- flagging
- jelly
- keep sb down
- knock/take the stuffing out of sb/sth idiom
- muffle
- neutralize
- pine
- sag
- shake
- wilt
- wither on the vine idiom
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ebbnoun
uk/eb/us/eb/the ebb
the tide when it is moving away from the coast:
We'll sail on the ebb.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Floods, tides & currents
- backwash
- change
- come
- current
- eddy
- flooded
- floodgate
- flooding
- floodplain
- high water mark
- inundate
- low-water mark
- neap tide
- overfall
- tidal
- undertow
- water
- waterlogged
- watermark
- whirlpool
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Idiom(s)
at a low ebb
ebb and flow