ebb Definition

ebb
verb, intr ebbed, ebbing

1. Said of the tide: to move back from the land.
2. To grow smaller or weaker.

Thesaurus: decline, recede, withdraw, subside, retreat, abate, lessen, deteriorate, diminish, flag, slacken, wane, fade away; Antonym: increase.
Form: ebb away (also)

noun

1. The movement of the tide away from the land.
2. A decline.

Idiom: at a low ebb

In a poor or weak state, mentally or physically.

Idiom: on the ebb

In decline; failing.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon ebba.