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EBB AWAY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Flow back or recede

Example:

the tides ebbed at noon

Synonyms:

ebb; ebb away; ebb down; ebb off; ebb out

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "ebb away" is one way to...):

fall back (move back and away from)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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