ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes.

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Idiom ebb and flow (Definition of ebb from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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noun the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (flood, flow ). a flowing backward or away; decline or decay. the ebb of a once great nation. a point of decline. His fortunes were …

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[no object] 1 of a tide : to flow outward from the land waiting for the tide to ebb 2 : to get worse Their fortunes began to ebb. [= decline]

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Some common synonyms of ebb are abate, subside, and wane. While all these words mean "to die down in force or intensity," ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that …

ebb verb [I] (FEELING) If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears: