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Definition ebb in British English

ebb verb

[intransitive] verb
/eb/
1

if the tide ebbs, the sea's level on a coast gradually becomes lower. A more usual word is go out.

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2

to gradually become smaller or less

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3

if someone's life is ebbing or ebbing away, they are slowly dying

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Definition ebb in British English