ebb
/eb/
noun
the movement of the tide out to sea.
"the ebb tide"
Similar: receding, going out, flowing back, retreat, retreating, drawing back, abating, subsiding, retrocession,
verb
1.
(of tidewater) move away from the land; recede.
"the tide began to ebb"
Similar: recede, go out, retreat, flow back, draw back, fall back, fall away, abate, subside, retrocede,
Opposite: come in,
2.
(of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce.
"my enthusiasm was ebbing away"
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