Ebbing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

flow back or recede

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊstˈoʊmə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛbɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛbɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛndoʊstˈoʊmə/.

Examples

the tides ebbed at noon
The patient's strength ebbed away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ebb wane ebb away ebb off ebb down ebb out

Antonyms

tide

Parts of Speech

noun	a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
verb	flow back or recede “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 “The patient's strength ebbed away”

Word Forms

ebb	verb	fall away or decline
wane	verb	grow smaller
ebb	noun	the outward flow of the tide
ebbing	noun	a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abebben

ein allmählicher Rückgang (in Größe oder Stärke oder Kraft oder Anzahl)

🇫🇷French

reflux

un déclin progressif (en taille, en force, en puissance ou en nombre)

🇪🇸Spanish

menguando

una disminución gradual (en tamaño, fuerza, poder o número)

🇮🇹Italian

riflusso

un graduale declino (in termini di dimensioni, forza, potere o numero)

🇳🇱Dutch

ebt

een geleidelijke afname (in omvang of kracht of macht of aantal)

🇵🇹Portuguese

vazante

um declínio gradual (em tamanho ou força ou poder ou número)

🇷🇺Russian

отлив

постепенное снижение (размера, силы, мощи или численности)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतार चढ़ाव

क्रमिक गिरावट (आकार या शक्ति या शक्ति या संख्या में)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎబ్బింగ్

క్రమంగా క్షీణత (పరిమాణం లేదా బలం లేదా శక్తి లేదా సంఖ్యలో)

🇮🇳Gujarati

એબિંગ

ધીમે ધીમે ઘટાડો (કદ અથવા શક્તિ અથવા શક્તિ અથવા સંખ્યામાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಕುಸಿತ (ಗಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

എബ്ബിംഗ്

ക്രമാനുഗതമായ ഇടിവ് (വലിപ്പത്തിലോ ശക്തിയിലോ ശക്തിയിലോ സംഖ്യയിലോ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

退潮

逐渐下降（大小、力量、力量或数量）

🇯🇵Japanese

引き潮

徐々に減少する（大きさ、強さ、力、数など）

🇰🇷Korean

썰물

점진적인 쇠퇴(크기, 힘, 힘 또는 수)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự suy giảm

sự suy giảm dần dần (về kích thước hoặc sức mạnh hoặc sức mạnh hoặc số lượng)

🇹🇭Thai

ลดลง

ลดลงทีละน้อย (ขนาดหรือความแข็งแกร่งหรือกำลังหรือจำนวน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

surut

penurunan bertahap (dalam ukuran atau kekuatan atau kekuasaan atau jumlah)

🇵🇭Filipino

bumabagsak

isang unti-unting pagbaba (sa laki o lakas o kapangyarihan o numero)

🇲🇾Malay

surut

penurunan beransur-ansur (dalam saiz atau kekuatan atau kuasa atau bilangan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انحسار

انخفاض تدريجي (في الحجم أو القوة أو القوة أو العدد)

🇮🇷Persian

فروکش کردن

کاهش تدریجی (در اندازه یا قدرت یا قدرت یا تعداد)

🇹🇷Turkish

geri çekilme

Kademeli bir düşüş (boyutta veya güçte veya güçte veya sayıda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שקע

ירידה הדרגתית (בגודל או בחוזק או בעוצמה או במספר)

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