ebbing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ebbing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ebbing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ebbing n a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) Synonym(s): ebb, ebbing, wane
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d {Ebb}.] 1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; -- opposed to {flow}. That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope. 2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. The hours of life ebb fast. --Blackmore. Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane; sink; lower.