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    ebb
    I
    ebb1 /eb/ noun
     Language: Old English
     Origin: ebba
    1. [singular] (also ebb tide) the flow of the sea away from the shore, when the tide goes out
       OPP  flood tide
    2. be at a low ebb to be in a bad state or condition:
        His confidence is at a low ebb.
    3. ebb and flow a situation or state in which something increases and decreases in a kind of pattern:
        the ebb and flow of the conversation
        the ebb and flow of passengers in the station

    II
    ebb2 verb [intransitive]
    1. if the tide ebbs, it flows away from the shore
    2. (also ebb away) to gradually decrease:
        Linda’s enthusiasm began to ebb away.