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to ebb away
01
to gradually decline, weaken, or diminish over time, often like the receding tide
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
State verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
away
Base verb
ebb
Present tense
ebb away
3rd person singular
ebbs away
Present participle
ebbing away
Past simple
ebbed away
Past participle
ebbed away
Examples
Her excitement about the trip began to ebb away after the delay.
