falling tide

American  

[fawl-ing tahyd] / ˈfɔl ɪŋ ˌtaɪd /

noun

falling tides plural

1. ebb tide.

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falling tide Scientific  

/ fô′lĭng /

1. See ebb tide

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• falling tides
  plural

Example Sentences

That means a rising VIX would coincide with an S&P 500 selloff, and that falling tide would lower all boats.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

It urges people to only search on a falling tide, avoid the base of cliffs, wear appropriate clothing and to tell someone of their whereabouts and expected return time.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2023

We had drifted onto the reef in a falling tide with no idea how much damage had been done ... by the fire or the coral.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2016

Hard rain, stiff winds, and a falling tide had conspired and left us wet and chilled.

From Scientific American • Oct. 30, 2015

We stopped at Bowlegs Cut, drifting out through the markers on a hard falling tide.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen