ebb
verb/ɛb/
Frequency rank: #12,500 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to gradually decrease or decline in strength or intensity
Example sentence
Her enthusiasm began to ebb as the long meeting dragged on.
Synonyms & related words
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