Ebb (Noun)
Meaning 1
A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number).
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The economy is in an ebb after the market downturn.
- As she aged, her strength went through an ebb.
- His creativity began to show signs of ebb.
- Over time, there's been a gradual ebb of traditional family structures.
- Scientists attribute the loss of fish in the area to an ebb of fresh water in the streams.
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Meaning 2
The outward flow of the tide.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.