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- [eb]
- /ɛb/
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- [eb]
- /ɛb/
Definitions of ebbing word
- noun ebbing the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow). 1
- noun ebbing a flowing backward or away; decline or decay: the ebb of a once great nation. 1
- noun ebbing a point of decline: His fortunes were at a low ebb. 1
- verb without object ebbing to flow back or away, as the water of a tide (opposed to flow). 1
- verb without object ebbing to decline or decay; fade away: His life is gradually ebbing. 1
- noun ebbing Present participle of ebb. 1
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Origin of ebbing
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 Ebbing
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ebbing 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
ebbing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ebbing
adjective ebbing
- recessive — tending to go, move, or slant back; receding.
- retreating — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- flagging — becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
- in extremis — in extremity.
- waning — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
noun ebbing
- cropper — a person who cultivates or harvests a crop
- on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- fade out — to lose brightness or vividness of color.
- dematerialization — The act or process of dematerializing.
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