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I . ebb [eb] N no pl

1. ebb (of the sea):

ebb
oseka f
on the ebb

2. ebb fig:

the ebb and flow of sth
to be at a low ebb
to be at a low ebb funds

II . ebb [eb] VB intr

1. ebb tide:

ebb
upadati [perf upasti]

2. ebb fig (lessen):

ebb

Usage examples with ebb

on the ebb
to be at a low ebb

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Its reputation is at its lowest ebb and yet it has so much to offer to the world.
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All this builds up, ebbs away and then comes back full in your face like the naked truths we must face from time to time.
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The high-water mark of modesty would ebb after sunset some six inches!
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The larger the tidal prism, the larger the amount of sand that is deposited in deltas in ebb-dominated estuaries.
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The ebb and flow of this nonproductive power increases the current in the line.
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As the tide ebbed, the roadway dropped into place.
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Therefore, the patterns that the planets make in the sky reflect the ebb and flow of basic human impulses.
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The second proposition is the absolute universality of that law of periodicity, of flux and reflux, ebb and flow.
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The tide was ebbing at about plus 1.5 m and the weather was clear.
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Both fights were toe to toe slugfests with several ebbs and flows that kept the fans at the edges of their seats.
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