ebb

/ˈɛb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. flow back or recede
   “the tides ebbed at noon”
2. hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
3. fall away or decline
   “The patient's strength ebbed away”

noun

1. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
2. the outward flow of the tide

Synonyms for ebb

• ebb away
• ebb down
• ebb out
• ebb off
• ebbing
• wane
• reflux

Antonyms of ebb

• tide

Words that rhyme with ebb

• web
• cobweb
• deb
• bebb
• celeb
• dinoseb
• fiberweb
• greb
• hebb
• jeb
• manweb
• norweb
• streb
• tebbe