EBB


Meaning of EBB in English

/ eb; NAmE / noun , verb

■ noun

the ebb [ usually sing. ] the period of time when the sea flows away from the land :

the ebb tide

IDIOMS

- the ebb and flow (of sth/sb)

—more at low adjective

■ verb [ v ]

1.

( formal ) ( of the tide in the sea ) to move away from the land

SYN go out

OPP flow

2.

ebb (away) to become gradually weaker or less

SYN decrease :

The pain was ebbing.

As night fell, our enthusiasm began to ebb away.

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English ebba (noun), ebbian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ebbe (noun), ebben (verb), and ultimately to of which had the primary sense away from .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.