Noun
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a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
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ebbing,
wane |
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diminution,
decline the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
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| ebb -
the outward flow of the tide
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reflux |
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flowing,
flow the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
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ebbtide the tide while water is flowing out
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Verb
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| ebb -
fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"
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recede become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"
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| ebb -
flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"
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ebb away,
ebb down,
ebb out,
ebb off |
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tide,
surge be carried with the tide
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fall back retreat
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| ebb -
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
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beleaguer,
hem in,
besiege,
circumvent,
surround surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"
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