ebb verb [I] (WATER)
ebb verb [I] (FEELING)
ebb
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/eb/ uk
/eb/Meaning of ebb in English
(Definition of ebb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
ebb | Intermediate English
Idiom
Examples of ebb
ebb
It's been a battle that ebbs and flows.
From NPR
A decade later, his pain is like the tide -- it ebbs and it flows, but it never stops.
From ESPN
They actually influence the ebb and flow of national thought.
From Washington Post
Hopefully this uncomfortable feeling will ebb with time.
From Gizmodo
We all feel the ebb and flow of daily life, the daily rhythms that shape our days.
From The Atlantic
The market normally thrives from the constant ebb and flow of people moving to the region and doing business with the government.
From Washington Times
So if you're listening from a far distance, eventually, as the wind dies and ebbs and flows, you'll hear that call.
From NPR
Focus and discipline have a way of insulating businesses against the ebbs and flows of the marketplace.
From TechCrunch
Today, the visible signs of fear have ebbed.
From CNN
If you look at the historical data, certainly the middle class has ebbed and flowed over time.
From cleveland.com
Poetry, like all things, is subject to change, to the ebb and flow of pop culture, current events, and demand.
From Huffington Post
In 1973, the private eye was at one of its periodic low ebbs.
From Huffington Post
It was a fast-paced, all-action brawl that had good ebb and flow.
From ESPN
We fished until the ebb began building on the bar and the box of jigs was nearly empty.
From OregonLive.com
I have to flow with the ebb and tide of the school term.
From Huffington Post
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gözden kaybolmak, azalmak, tükenmek…
descendre, décliner…
ebben, wegebben…
klesat, ubývat…
trække sig tilbage, ebbe ud, tage af…
surut, berkurang…
น้ำลด, การไหลกลับของกระแสน้ำ, การไหลกลับ…
thuỷ triều xuống, trong tình trạng suy yếu…
odpływać, zanikać, słabnąć…
ebba, ebba ut, tryta…
surut, kurang bermaya…
fallen, versiegen…
ebbe, ebbe ut, falle…
убувати, спадати, слабшати…
ослабевать, угасать, отступать (об отливе)…
