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to ebb
01
to gradually decline or recede
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ebb
3rd person singular
ebbs
Present participle
ebbing
Past simple
ebbed
Past participle
ebbed
Examples
As the storm continued, the wind ebbed, providing a momentary relief.
02
fall away or decline
03
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
Ebb
01
the outward flow of the tide
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
ebbs
02
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
Lexical Tree
ebbing
ebb
