ebb
/ɛb/
verb
- To flow back or recede, especially of the tide.
- The ocean ebbs and flows twice each day.
- The tide began to ebb, leaving the boats stranded on the mud.
- We watched the water ebb slowly away from the shore.
- To gradually decrease or become weaker.
- Her patience began to ebb with each delay.
- The crowd's enthusiasm started to ebb as the rain fell.
- His strength began to ebb after hours of hiking.
noun
- The movement of the tide as it goes out from the land to the sea.
- At low tide, the ebb reveals rocks that are usually underwater.
- The ebb of the tide left shells and seaweed on the beach.
- We set sail during the ebb to ride the current out of the harbor.
- A gradual decrease or decline in strength, intensity, or amount.
- The ebb of interest in the topic surprised the teacher.
- There was an ebb in the company's profits last quarter.
- The ebb of her energy made it hard to finish the race.