Dictionary Check: ebb
"ebb" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
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Definition
noun
a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
noun
the outward flow of the tide
verb
flow back or recede
Example:
"the tides ebbed at noon"
verb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
verb
fall away or decline
Example:
"The patient's strength ebbed away"
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