Meaning & use
Ebbs
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Recedes or flows back, as the tide does when moving away from the shore, or gradually diminishes in strength or amount.
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The tide ebbs and flows twice a day along this stretch of coast.
His enthusiasm for the project ebbs whenever the paperwork piles up.
A note on using this word
Often paired with its opposite in the phrase 'ebbs and flows,' used figuratively for anything that rises and falls over time, from energy to popularity.
Words with a similar meaning
recedeswanes
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Words with an opposite meaning
flowssurges
Another way to use it
2. noun
The outward movement of the tide away from the shore.
They waited for the ebb before launching the boat.
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