ebbing
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6.7
- noun
- /ˈɛbɪŋ/
:
declive
- During the meeting, they discussed the ebbing support for the initiative over the past few months.
- ebbing tide
- the ebbing of life
I hold to my ear what holds it here an ebbing at the center.
- I hold to my ear what holds it here an ebbing at the center.
Examples
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The frequent rain led to an ebbing of the river, which caused concern for the nearby residents.
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John and Carl moved slowly up the block in the ebbing daylight, trying to find the right address.
Fiction book (1992) -
I closed my eyes, feeling the ebbing blood begin to throb in my temples again.
Fiction book (1991) -
Glaucon, for example, welcomes old age and the ebbing of desire.
Fiction book (1990) -
A swamped dinghy caught in the ebbing tide drifts out to sea.
Fiction book (1997) -
She hummed herself the ebbing lullaby of Britten's opera version of that Shakespeare, Petra's and Wally's favorite.
Fiction book (1998) -
As the project progressed, there was a noticeable ebbing of enthusiasm among the team members.
Synonyms
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1.3
A gradual reduction in amount or size
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4.8
A clear drop in how well something works or how much there is
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6.5
A gradual fall in strength, power, or public interest
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6.6
A slow decrease in size, strength, or number
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3.8
A slow loss of brightness, sound, or strength until almost gone
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4.4
A slow fall in strength, value, or mood
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4.0
A drop in amount, level, or quality
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6.7
A slow drop from an expected level of performance
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3.0
A slow loss of strength, color, or sound over time
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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5.6
A change when something becomes less tight, strong, or intense
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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6.0
A gradual decrease in size or strength
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5.3
A drop in strength or level of something, like noise and excitement
A process that makes a person or thing less strong
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Ebbing comes from the sea word ebb, which means the tide moving away from the shore. Picture water slowly going back after high tide — like the phrase ebb and flow — and you have a neat image for the meaning 'a gradual decrease' in strength, support, or energy. So, ebbing is used for things that slowly fall or weaken.