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    ebb

    ebb - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ebb

    Definition
    (noun) a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
    Synonyms : ebbing , wane
    Definition
    (noun) the outward flow of the tide
    Synonyms : reflux
    Definition
    (verb) flow back or recede
    Synonyms : ebb away , ebb down , ebb off , ebb out
    Example Sentence
    • the tides ebbed at noon
    Definition
    (verb) hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb Definition
    (verb) fall away or decline
    Example Sentence
    • The patient's strength ebbed away
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ebb

Relate it to egg ;; now-a-days because of bird flu the quantity of eggs coming to the market is reduced.

Ebbbbbb.... is reduced to Ebb.

ebb in urdu means bad habit. we should diminish our bad habits

if ucan remembe the word hebbu(kannada), when the milk is boiled ,u get that on the top..so do relate it with it. ebb(ebbu) is used to lessen or make pimpils diminish..

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