- 1[intransitive] (formal) (of the tide in the ocean) to move away from the land synonym go out opposite flow
- 2[intransitive] ebb (away) to become gradually weaker or less synonym decrease The pain was ebbing. As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.
ebb
verbNAmE//ɛb//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ebb he / she / it ebbs
past simple ebbed
-ing form ebbing
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