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ebb

verb

Reveal meaning and examples

To decline or gradually diminish.

Their enthusiasm began to ebb after the third delay.

Dictionary practice example.

After the first week of a neighborhood storytelling project, excitement began to ebb as volunteers encountered the slower work of editing recordings.