ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.

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[no object] 1 of a tide : to flow outward from the land waiting for the tide to ebb 2 : to get worse Their fortunes began to ebb. [= decline]

Idiom ebb and flow (Definition of ebb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

ebb (ɛb) n. 1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea. 2. a flowing backward or away; decline or decay. 3. a point or state of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb.

Dec 14, 2025 · ebb (third-person singular simple present ebbs, present participle ebbing, simple past and past participle ebbed) (intransitive) to flow back or recede synonyms Synonyms: go out, go …