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ebbing

The correct spelling is ebbing.

How to pronounce ebbing

/ˈɛbɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /ˈɛbɪŋ/

Say it like: Ebb-ing

The correct spelling is ebbing. To flow back or recede For example: "The tides ebbed at noon."

Usage Examples

The tides ebbed at noon.

The dying man's strength ebbed away.

ebbings and flowings

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To flow back or recede
  2. 2.To fall away or decline
  3. 3.To fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
  4. 4.To cause to flow back.

noun

  1. 1.The action of something that ebbs.

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