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The correct spelling is ebb.
How to pronounce ebb
/ɛb/
nounIPA: /ɛb/
Say it like: Ebb
The correct spelling is ebb. The receding movement of the tide. For example: "The boats will go out on the ebb."
Usage Examples
“The boats will go out on the ebb.”
“The tides ebbed at noon.”
“The dying man's strength ebbed away.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The receding movement of the tide.
- 2.A gradual decline.
- 3.A low state; a state of depression.
- 4.A European bunting, the corn bunting (Emberiza calandra, syns. Emberiza miliaria, Milaria calandra).
verb
- 1.To flow back or recede
- 2.To fall away or decline
- 3.To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
- 4.To cause to flow back.
adjective
- 1.Low, shallow
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