ebb
/ɛb/ verb C2- to flow back or recede · The tides ebbed at noon.
- to fall away or decline · The dying man's strength ebbed away.
- to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- To cause to flow back.
He/she/it ebbs · Past ebbed · Past participle ebbed · -ing form ebbing
Verb forms
- Base form
- ebb
- He/she/it
- ebbs
- Past
- ebbed
- Past participle
- ebbed
- -ing form
- ebbing
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The crowd moved to and fro in the rooms like an ebb and flow of turquoises, rubies, emeralds, opals, and diamonds.
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