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ebbing

  • present participle
    of ebb.
    ebb
    noun
    the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).

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While he hung on for several more weeks, the PM's authority was ebbing away.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

With alcohol consumption ebbing again, the brand is now experimenting with a zero-alcohol citrus cocktail it calls Citrus Sin—in homage to Beam’s Prohibition-informed philosophy that not promoting agriculture and community employment was a sin.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

Dawn was approaching, and the horrors of the night were ebbing away.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer