ebb

ebb  (b)

n.

1. Ebb tide.

2. A period of decline or diminution: "Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor" (Alfred North Whitehead).

intr.v. ebbed, ebb·ing, ebbs

1. To fall back from the flood stage.

2. To fall away or back; decline or recede. See Synonyms at recede¹.

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[Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

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ebb

Verb

1. (of the sea or the tide) to flow back from its highest point

2. to fall away or decline: her anger ebbed away

Noun

1. the flowing back of the tide from high to low water

2. at a low ebb in a weak state: her creativity was at a low ebb [Old English ebba ebb-tide]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ebb - a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) ebbing, wane decline, diminution - change toward something smaller or lower
	2.	ebb - the outward flow of the tide reflux ebbtide - the tide while water is flowing out flow, flowing - the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
Verb	1.	ebb - flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon" ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out fall back - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" tide, surge - rise or move forward; "surging waves"
	2.	ebb - hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
	3.	ebb - fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away" recede - become faint or more distant; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older"

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ebb

verb 1. flow back, go out, withdraw, sink, retreat, fall back, wane, recede, fall away

verb 2. decline, drop, sink, flag, weaken, shrink, diminish, decrease, deteriorate, decay, dwindle, lessen, subside, degenerate, fall away, fade away, abate, peter out, slacken

noun 3. flowing back, going out, withdrawal, retreat, wane, waning, regression, low water, low tide, ebb tide, outgoing tide, falling tide, receding tide

Translations

ebb [ɛb] n → reflujo

vi → bajar;

(fig) (also: ebb away) → decaer;

ebb and flow → el flujo y reflujo;

to be at a low ebb (fig) [person] → estar de capa caída

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ebb [ɛb] n → reflux m

vi → refluer (fig) (also: ebb away) → décliner;

the ebb and flow → le flux et le reflux;

to be at a low ebb (fig) → être bien bas(se) → ne pas aller bien fort

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ebb [ɛb] n → Ebbe f

vi → ebben (fig) (also: ebb away) → dahinschwinden: (feeling) → abebben;

the ebb and flow (fig) → das Auf und Ab;

to be at a low ebb (fig) → auf einem Tiefpunkt angelangt sein

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ebb [ɛb] n → riflusso

vi → rifluire;

(fig) (also: ebb away) → declinare;

ebb and flow → flusso e riflusso;

to be at a low ebb (fig) [person, spirits] → avere il morale a terra: [business] → andar male

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ebb [eb]

1 (of the tide) to go out from the land The tide began to ebb. eb, laaggety يَنْحَسِرُ المَد оттеглям се klesat trække sig tilbage fallen υποχωρώ (για τα νερά της παλίρροιας) bajar mõõnama فرو نشستن؛ پس رفتن laskea descendre לסגת भाटा, बह जाना oseka surut fjara út calare, abbassarsi 引く (조수가) 써다 (at)slūgti atplūst surut ebben ebbe odpływać, ustępować vazar a se retrage убывать klesať upadati (oseka) opadati ebba น้ำลด; การไหลกลับของกระแสน้ำ; การไหลกลับ; การไหลไป; การลดลง; ความเสื่อม; จุดเสื่อม. alçalmak, çekilmek 退潮 убувати, спадати سمندر کی موجوں کا پیچھے لوٹنا thuỷ triều xuống 退潮

2 to become less His strength was ebbing fast. afneem يَقِل، يَتَضاءَل، يَضْعُف спадам ubývat ebbe ud; tage af versiegen λιγοστεύω, φθίνω disminuir, decaer kahanema افت کردن؛ نزول کردن huveta décliner לִדעוֹך कम होना opadati, smanjivati se hanyatlik berkurang fjara út, minnka venire meno, declinare 弱くなる (힘 등이) 줄다 sekti, mažėti, silpnėti mazināties; izsīkt kurang bermaya wegebben ebbe ut, falle, synke, svinne słabnąć declinar a scădea ослабевать ubúdať, odbúdať upadati opadati ebba ut, tryta, avta น้อยลง; เสื่อมลง azalmak 衰退 слабшати, згасати زوال ہونا trong tình trạng suy yếu 衰退

ebb tide

the ebbing tide They sailed on the ebb tide. weergety, ebgety, laagwater جَزِر отлив odliv ebbe; lavvande die Ebbe άμπωτη marea menguante mõõnaaeg جزر؛ فروکشند luode marée descendante שֶׁפֶל भाटा, असफलता oseka apály pasang surut útfall, fjara bassa marea 引き潮 썰물, 간조 atoslūgis bēgums pasang surut afnemend tij fjære (tid) ustępująca fala przypływu vazante reflux отлив odliv oseka oseka ebb น้ำลง alçalma akıntısı 落潮 відплив سمندر کے پانی کا واپس جانا thuỷ triều xuống 落潮

at a low ebb

in a poor or depressed state She was at a low ebb after the operation. op 'n lae peil, in verval في حالَةٍ كَئيبَه подтиснато състояние v největší ochablosti langt nede an einem Tiefpunkt πεσμένος (μτφ.), θλιμμένος estar en un punto bajo mõõnaperioodis در پایین ترین حد؛ در حال زوال huonossa kunnossa bien bas בְּשֶפֶל नीचले धरातल पर spasti na niske grane hanyatlóban van kondisi buruk vera niðurdreginn/dapur in decadenza 衰えて 쇠퇴하여, 부진하여 prastos būklės grūtā stāvoklī; depresijā tidak bermaya in de put (stå) lavt, på et lavt nivå w kiepskiej kondycji deprimido într-o stare de plâns в подавленном состоянии nesvoj, nanič v žalostnem stanju na niskim granama nere, nedstämd ย่ำแย่; เสื่อมลง çok kötü/müşkül durumda 衰敗，不振 пригнічений برے حالات میں sa sút 衰败，不振

on the ebb

ebbing or getting less His power is on the ebb. afneem, verminder على الحافَّه، تَتَضاءَل намалявам v úpadku, na ústupu svinde; tage af am Versiegen σε κάμψη estar bajando kahanemas در حال کاهش؛ رو به زوال laskusuunnassa en déclin בְּשֶפֶל, בִּירִידָה गिरना slabiti visszaesik berkurang fara þverrandi in declino 衰えて 쇠하여, 감퇴하여 senkantis, mažėjantis mazināties; izsīkt semakin berkurang aan het afnemen synkende, fallende słabnący, ustępujący em declínio în declin уменьшаться na úpadku pri koncu u opadanju på avtagande (upphällningen) เสื่อมลง azalmakta 正在退落 спад مائل بہ انحطاط đang giảm sút 正在退落