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ebb
noun
verb
the outward flow of the tide
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noun
the outward flow of the tide
noun
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
verb
fall away or decline
“The patient's strength ebbed away”
verb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
verb
flow back or recede
“the tides ebbed at noon”
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The patient's strength ebbed away
the tides ebbed at noon
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