| NOUN | process | ebb, ebbing, wane | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
|---|---|---|---|
| event | ebb, reflux | the outward flow of the tide | |
| VERB | motion | ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off | flow back or recede |
| competition | ebb | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | |
| change | ebb | fall away or decline |
| Sounds | eh'b | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | cobweb ... Zagreb: 7 rhymes with ehb... | |
| Meaning | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ebbing, wane | |
| Broader | decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower |
| Spanish | mengua | |
| Catalan | minvament, minva | |
| Verbs | ebb | fall away or decline |
| Meaning | The outward flow of the tide. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | reflux | |
| Part of | ebbtide | The tide while water is flowing out |
| Broader | flow, flowing | The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids / liquids or gases) |
| Spanish | marea baja, reflujo | |
| Catalan | reflux | |
| Verbs | ebb | flow back or recede |
| Meaning | Flow back or recede. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the tides ebbed at noon" | |
| Synonyms | ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off | |
| Broader | fall back | move back and away from |
| Opposite | tide, surge | Rise or move forward |
| Spanish | bajar | |
| Nouns | ebb | the outward flow of the tide |
| Meaning | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent | Surround so as to force to give up |
| Meaning | fall away or decline. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The patient's strength ebbed away" | |
| Broader | recede | Become faint or more distant |
| Spanish | disminuir | |
| Nouns | ebb, ebbing | a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
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