ebb tide

noun

1

: the tide while ebbing or at ebb

2

: a period or state of decline

Examples of ebb tide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time of the country’s founding, the church was experiencing an ebb tide, as the rejection of organized religion became more commonplace. — Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026

The ebb tide is nigh for Broadway‘s Beaches. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 19 May 2026

At the time of the collision, an ebb tide was also running, meaning that the current would have been flowing out of the harbor — the same direction the vessel was traveling. — Jackie Northam, NPR, 27 Mar. 2024

The prolonged stretch of ebb tides is linked to a lingering high-pressure weather system over much of Italy, experts say. — Claudio Lavanga, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2023

The dry weather has led to a stretch of ebb tides — or a receding current — that has left several of the city’s smaller canals dry and unable to support boat traffic, The Associated Press reported. — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023

The dye releases occur at a point in the tide cycle when the water level is falling called an ebb tide. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2023

All dye releases will be during an ebb tide, or the tidal phase when the water level is falling. — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023

For our society, the Covid-19 pandemic represents an ebb tide of historic proportions, one that is laying bare vulnerabilities and inequities that in normal times have gone undiscovered. — Michael Pollan, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for ebb tide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

ebb tide

noun

1

: the tide while ebbing

2

: ebb entry 1 sense 2