What is the meaning of ebbing?

noun

  • A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number.

verb

  • Flow back or recede.
    • usage: "the tides ebbed at noon"
  • Hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb.
  • Fall away or decline.
    • usage: "The patient's strength ebbed away"
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