ebbs

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/ɛbz/ English

Definitions

noun

The receding movement of the tide.“The boats will go out on the ebb.”
A gradual decline.
A low state; a state of depression.
A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).

verb

To flow back or recede“The tides ebbed at noon.”
To fall away or decline“The dying man's strength ebbed away.”
To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
To cause to flow back.

Related words

Synonyms

low reflux wane receding declines dies diminishes dwindles recedes subsides wanes fluctuates fades stagnates falters plummets

Antonyms

Associated

tirol flows tyrol tides tide tunnel soccer away going below

Rhymes

celebs plebs webs debs cobwebs blebs webbs krebbs callebs krebs

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