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English verb: ebb away

1. ebb away (motion) flow back or recede


SamplesThe tides ebbed at noon.


Synonymsebb, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out


Pattern of useSomething ----s


Broader (hypernym)fall back


Antonymstide, surge









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