ebbed

Meanings

• Verb

  Recede or flow back, as a tide or a river.

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Pronunciation

1. /ɛbd/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1212383"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with ebbed
dabbed , grabbed , labored , nabbed

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Homophones

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1. ebb (English) : A low tide
   

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Variants

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ebb , ebbed , ebbing , ebbs

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Forms

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ebbed away, ebbed back, ebbed out

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Etymology

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Old English ebbian ‘to flow out, recede’, from ebba ‘flow, stream, river’. Related to ebb tide.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'ebb tide' refers to the period when the tide is going out.

2. The opposite of 'ebbed' is 'flooded'.

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Related Concepts

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1. tide: The rise and fall of seas and other bodies of water caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun.

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Culture

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In literature, 'ebbed' is often used to describe the receding of a tide or the slowing down of a situation. In art, it can be depicted as a calm and peaceful scene of a receding tide.

How to Memorize "ebbed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tide slowly receding, revealing the sandy shore.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'ebbed' with the image of a calm, peaceful tide receding.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember: 'Ebb' like a 'b' in 'bubble', but it's a verb meaning 'to recede'.

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