SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
ebb
verb
To decline or gradually diminish.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See ebb in use
Their enthusiasm began to ebb after the third delay.
After the first week of a neighborhood storytelling project, excitement began to ebb as volunteers encountered the slower work of editing recordings.
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