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ebb
What does ebb mean?
ebb (verb): to flow back or recede.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use ebb in a sentence?
- The tides ebbed at noon. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce ebb?
/ɛb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does ebb come from?
From Middle English ebben, from Old English ebbian, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn (“to ebb”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “ebb” mean?
to follow the trail of
Not quite: that's what trace means.
to run away; to escape
Not quite: that's what flee means.
to flow back or recede
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to extend (one's neck)
Not quite: that's what crane means.
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