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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d {Ebb}.] 1. To flow back to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to {flow}. That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope. 2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline to decay; to recede. The hours of life ebb fast --Blackmore. Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane; sink; lower. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ebbing n : a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: {ebb}, {wane}]
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