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ebb tide

ebb tide
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eb tahyd]
    • /ɛb taɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eb tahyd]
    • /ɛb taɪd/

Definitions of ebb tide words

  • noun ebb tide the reflux of the tide or the tide at ebb; ebb. 1
  • noun ebb tide sea: outgoing tide 1
  • noun ebb tide a tide that is going out, being drawn away from the land 0
  • noun ebb tide the outgoing or falling tide 0

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Origin of ebb tide

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ebb tide

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ebb tide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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ebb tide usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ebb tide

noun ebb tide

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