ebb
Ebb is defined as the movement of the tide out to the sea.
(noun)An example of ebb is the movement of tide water out to the ocean or sea.
To ebb means to move out further into the sea and further from land or to gradually decline or lessen.
(verb)- An example of ebb is when a wave moves out to sea.
- When you were interested in learning about science but then you began to get bored and your interest lessened, this is a situation where your interest in science began to ebb.
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See ebb in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- the flow of water back toward the sea, as the tide falls
- a weakening or lessening; decline: the ebb of faith
Origin: ME ebbe < OE ebba (common LowG, as in MLowG ebbe > Ger ebbe, OFris ebba) < Gmc *abjan, a going back < IE base *apo-, from, away from > off
intransitive verb
- to flow back; recede, as the tide
- to weaken or lessen; decline
Origin: ME ebben < OE ebbian
See ebb in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Ebb tide.
- A period of decline or diminution: “Insistence upon rules of conduct marks the ebb of religious fervor” (Alfred North Whitehead).
- To fall back from the flood stage.
- To fall away or back; decline or recede. See Synonyms at recede1.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English ebbe
Origin: , from Old English ebba; see apo- in Indo-European roots
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