to ebb off
- phrasal verb
- /ɛb ɔf/
:
disminuir
- After the storm passed, the floodwaters gradually ebbed off from the fields.
Examples
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The tide will ebb off soon.
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Interest in the new product started to ebb off after the initial launch.
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As the excitement of the game faded, the crowd's energy began to ebb off.
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The excitement began to ebb off after the initial announcement.
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After the storm passed, the floodwaters gradually ebbed off from the fields.
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As the excitement of the game faded, the crowd's energy began to ebb off.
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Interest in the new product started to ebb off after the initial launch.
Synonyms
531
1.2
To slowly become less visible, bright, or loud
93
4.0
An effect or feeling that becomes less strong and then stops
72
5.1
To become smaller or less in number over time
69
3.0
To become weaker and then disappear over time
49
2.6
Become less in number, amount, or quality
46
2.7
To become less strong or loud over time
29
4.8
To move back or become less strong
21
3.5
To become less in number or amount
19
5.6
To become less in strength, amount, or feeling
19
4.3
To become less in amount or quality
14
4.8
Move down to a lower place, for example into a seat or the ground
9
4.0
To become gradually less strong or severe
9
5.6
To slowly become weaker and then stop
9
4.5
To become smaller or weaker over time until it stops
8
5.3
To gradually lose energy or interest and end weakly
2
3.3
To become less over time
1
5.6
To move back slowly, like water leaving a shore
1
4.6
Slowly get smaller in number or amount until nothing remains
1
5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
Move back, like a tide, or become less strong over time
To move back and become less after rising, especially water like tides
To move away from a surface in a steady stream, like water does
Antonyms
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to decrease or recede' is directly derivable from combining 'ebb' (to decrease/recede) with the particle 'off', which adds a sense of moving away or diminishing. This verb+particle composition is a transparent, compositional pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand.
Etymology
Ebb off comes from the sea: the word ebb means the tide moving away and off adds the idea of going back from the shore. So when something ebbs off it slowly gets smaller or moves away, which is why it means 'to decrease'.