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Definition of ebb
1 : the reflux of the tide toward the sea
2 : a point or condition of decline our spirits were at a low ebb
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Examples of ebb in a Sentence
Morale seems to have reached its lowest ebb.
a surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country
Recent Examples of ebb from the Web
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By examining the nature and tone of activism at different points, the series shows how engagement changed over time and begins to provide context to the ebb and flow of American activism.
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During his 46 years in Chicago real estate, CBRE Chairman Bob Wislow has seen development trends ebb and flow.
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Wall Street trading firms hire armies of mathematicians to analyze the daily ebb and flow of stock prices using the most sophisticated tools at their command.
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In a sense, Hawthorne was being a kind of investigative journalist of the pastoral, documenting every twisting leaf, every squirrel and bird, the call of farmers working in distant fields, the ebb and flow of all these quiet stirrings.
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The latest Gallup track on June 3 put Trump's job approval at a dismal 36% -- a single percentage point away from the lowest ebb of his time in the White House.
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Keeping a dialogue going is critical given the ebb and flow of a baseball game and a baseball season.
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Plan for year-round color with annual and perennial flowers that ebb and flow with the seasons.
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Gonzalez’s ebbs and flows are more about being in sync at the plate than about the calendar.
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Origin and Etymology of ebb
Middle English ebbe, from Old English ebba; akin to Middle Dutch ebbe ebb, Old English of from — more at of
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Definition of ebb
intransitive verb
1 : to recede from the flood
2 : to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state his popularity ebbed
Examples of ebb in a Sentence
waiting for the tide to ebb
the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed
Recent Examples of ebb from the Web
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While the popularity of other Marvel heroes would ebb and flow, Spider-Man was a constant; the star of multiple comic book series, a steady presence on television, an inescapable likeness licensed to countless toys and t-shirts and video games.
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Bloomberg with your weekly national-reporter-goes-to-Trump-stronghold story, this time in a western Pennsylvania town where enthusiasm for the president is ebbing.
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The moon—with its unending cycles that ebb from dark to light—is a longtime enchantress.
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Our coverage of the parish has ebbed and flowed along with the fortunes of the news industry.
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But their initial hypervigilance naturally ebbed as one uneventful day blurred into the next.
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Debate over changing those restrictions has ebbed and flowed in recent years as Japan has faced a chronic shortage of male heirs.
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A final survey backed other opinion polls in the last 24 hours, suggesting that the Conservatives had widened their lead following a tricky campaign in which their support appeared at times to be ebbing away.
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The number of drownings ebbed and flowed from 22 in 2015 to 33 in 2011 and 2014.
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First Known Use of ebb
before 12th century
Synonym Discussion of ebb
EBB Defined for English Language Learners
ebb
playDefinition of ebb for English Language Learners
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: the time when the tide flows out from the land
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: a low point or condition : a condition of weakness, failure, etc.
ebb
Definition of ebb for English Language Learners
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of a tide : to flow outward from the land
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: to get worse
EBB Defined for Kids
Definition of ebb for Students
1 : the flowing out of the tide
2 : a point reached after things have gotten worse In the ebb of their fortunes, this sum was their total capital … — Jack London, The Call of the Wild
Definition of ebb for Students
ebbed
;ebbing
1 : to flow out or away
2 : to get worse His fortunes ebbed.
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