ebb out

ebb out
verb
flow back or recede
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the tides ebbed at noon

Syn: ↑ebb, ↑ebb away, ↑ebb down, ↑ebb off
Ant: ↑tide (for: ↑ebb)
Derivationally related forms: ↑ebb (for: ↑ebb)
Hypernyms: ↑fall back
Verb Frames:
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