ebbing
/ˈɛbɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of ebb; (of the tide) to flow back from the land toward the sea; to recede or decline gradually.
- Her energy was ebbing after the long hike.
- The tide was ebbing, leaving seashells on the wet sand.
- Support for the proposal is ebbing as more people learn the details.
noun
- The process of the tide receding; a gradual decline or decrease.
- The ebbing of the tide revealed a hidden sandbar.
- There was a noticeable ebbing of interest in the old TV show.
- The ebbing of the floodwaters allowed residents to return home.
adjective
- Receding; declining; becoming weaker or less.
- He felt an ebbing sense of hope as the hours passed.
- The ebbing crowd left the stadium quiet.
- The ebbing light signaled the end of the day.