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EBBING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

Synonyms:

ebb; ebbing; wane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("ebbing" is a kind of...):

decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)

Derivation:

ebb (fall away or decline)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb ebb

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