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ebbed

ebb
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [eb]
    • /ɛb/
    • /eb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [eb]
    • /ɛb/

Definitions of ebbed word

  • noun ebbed the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow). 1
  • noun ebbed a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. 1
  • noun ebbed a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb. 1
  • verb without object ebbed to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow). 1
  • verb without object ebbed to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing. 1
  • noun ebbed (of tidewater) Move away from the land; recede. 1

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Origin of ebbed

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English eb(be), Old English ebba; cognate with Old Frisian ebba, Dutch eb(be), German Ebbe ebb, Old Norse efja place where water backs up; (v.) Middle English ebben, Old English ebbian, derivative of the noun; akin to off

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Parts of speech for Ebbed

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ebbed popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ebbed usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ebbed

noun ebbed

  • decayed — having rotted as a result of bacterial, fungal, or chemical action; decomposed
  • decreased — Simple past tense and past participle of decrease.
  • dropped — Let or make (something) fall vertically.
  • retreated — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
  • swept — simple past tense and past participle of sweep1 .

verb ebbed

  • subsided — to sink to a low or lower level.
  • abated — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
  • degenerated — to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate: The morale of the soldiers degenerated, and they were unable to fight.
  • deteriorated — Become progressively worse.
  • diminished — to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.

Antonyms for ebbed

noun ebbed

  • flowed — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
  • advanced — An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing.
  • increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
  • rose — Remote Operations Service Element

verb ebbed

  • surged — a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
  • developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
  • forged — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
  • forwarded — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • grew — simple past tense of grow.

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