[ɛb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the movement of the tide out to sea
(e.g: the tide was on the ebb)


Phrases:
- at a low ebb
- ebb and flow

Origin:
Old English ebba (noun), ebbian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ebbe (noun), ebben (verb), and ultimately to of which had the primary sense ‘away from’

[ɛb], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede
(e.g: the tide began to ebb)

- (of an emotion or quality) gradually decrease
(e.g: my enthusiasm was ebbing away)


Phrases:
- at a low ebb
- ebb and flow

Origin:
Old English ebba (noun), ebbian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ebbe (noun), ebben (verb), and ultimately to of which had the primary sense ‘away from’