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ebbeth

ebbeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ebb.

Meaning of ebb

Verb

ebb (third-person singular simple present ebbs, present participle ebbing, simple past and past participle ebbed)

  1. (intransitive) to flow back or recede
    • The tides ebbed at noon.
    Synonyms:
    go out, go down, ooze, reflux, wane
  2. (intransitive) to fall away or decline
    • The dying man's strength ebbed away.
  3. (intransitive) to fish with stakes and nets that serve to prevent the fish from getting back into the sea with the ebb
  4. (transitive) To cause to flow back.
    • Parts of this town do not want a big influx of gay people and are trying to ebb it.1977 August 20, Robin Nicholson, quotee, “7 Arrested in Undercover Raid on P'town Bar”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 7, page 1

See all 9 meanings of ebb

Origin of ebbeth

ebb + -eth

Questions about ebbeth

What is ebbeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ebbeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ebb.

Words near ebbeth in the dictionary

  1. Ebberston and Yedingham
  2. Ebbert
  3. Ebberts
  4. ebbest
  5. ebbet
  6. ebbeth
  7. ebbets
  8. Ebbetts
  9. Ebbie
  10. ebbing
  11. ebbing and flowing

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