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ebbing definition

ebbing


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ebb 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  ebb 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  ebb 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  ebb 
 
  3  senses  of  ebb 
 
  Sense  1 
  ebb,  ebb  away  ebb  down  ebb  out  ebb  off 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
 
  Sense  2 
  ebb 
  =>  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
 
  Sense  3 
  ebb 
  =>  recede 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  ebb 
 
  ebb  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  ebb 
 
  Sense  1 
  ebb,  ebb  away  ebb  down  ebb  out  ebb  off 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
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  Sense  2 
  ebb 
  =>  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
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  Sense  3 
  ebb 
  =>  recede 
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  Grep  of  noun  ebbing 
  ebbing 
  webbing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ebbing 
 
  The  noun  ebbing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ebb,  ebbing,  wane  --  (a  gradual  decline  (in  size  or  strength  or  power  or  number)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ebb 
 
  The  verb  ebb  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ebb,  ebb  away  ebb  down  ebb  out  ebb  off  --  (flow  back  or  recede;  "the  tides  ebbed  at  noon") 
  2.  ebb  --  (hem  in  fish  with  stakes  and  nets  so  as  to  prevent  them  from  going  back  into  the  sea  with  the  ebb) 
  3.  ebb  --  (fall  away  or  decline  "The  patient's  strength  ebbed  away") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  ebbing 
 
  The  noun  ebbing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ebb,  ebbing,  wane  --  (a  gradual  decline  (in  size  or  strength  or  power  or  number)) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  ebb 
 
  The  verb  ebb  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  ebb,  ebb  away  ebb  down  ebb  out  ebb  off  --  (flow  back  or  recede;  "the  tides  ebbed  at  noon") 
  2.  ebb  --  (hem  in  fish  with  stakes  and  nets  so  as  to  prevent  them  from  going  back  into  the  sea  with  the  ebb) 
  3.  ebb  --  (fall  away  or  decline  "The  patient's  strength  ebbed  away") 



ebbing definition