I walked along the beach when the tide ebbed.
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Ebbed
//ɛbd//
Synonyms for "ebbed" (252 found)
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depreciationderogationdescenddescentdeteriorationdevolutiondiedie awaydie downdiminishdiminuendodirect tidedivedowntrenddownturndownward mobilitydownward trenddraindrift awaydrop
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drop offdwindledwindlingdyingdying downease offebb and flowebb tideebbingeffetenesserodefadefade awayfadingfailfailingfailurefailure of nervefallfall awayfall offfalling-offflagfloodflood tideflowflow backflow inflow outflushfluxflux and refluxfull stopfull tideget overgogo aroundgo awaygo downgo downhillgo offgo roundgo sidewaysgushgyratehalthigh tide
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Related words (126)
high waterhit a slumphit rock bottomhit the skidsinvolutionissuelanguishlapselessenlet uplockloss of tonelow tidelow waterlulllunar tidemakemelt awaymoderatemolder
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mountmovemove awaymove offmove overneapneap tideopposite tidepacifypeter outplummetplungepourprogresspull awayquiescequietquietenreach the depthsrecederefluencerefluxregressregressionregurgitaterelentremissionremitretireretreatretrocederetrocessionretrogradationretrograderetrogressretrogressionripriptideriserotaterunrun downrun lowrushsagsetshiftshrinksinkslackenslideslipslippageslowdownslumpsoarsolar tidesoothespinspring tidestandstand offstandstillstillstandstirstopstreamsubsidesubsidencesurgesurge backtail offtaperthalassometertidal amplitudetidal currenttidal current charttidal flowtidal rangetidetide charttide gatetide gaugetide racetide riptidewatertidewaytouch bottomtranquilizetraveltrendtwilightwanewaningwastewaste awaywearwear awaywhirlwiden the distancewithdraw
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Her life ebbed away from her through her wounds.
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His health ebbed slowly away.
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All my energy has ebbed away.
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