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noun

Definition of ebbingnext
as in deterioration
a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body seniors who stay active can keep at bay some of the inevitable ebbing of the memory that comes with advanced years

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ebbing

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adjective

as in waning

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ebbing

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verb

present participle of ebb
1
as in deteriorating
to become worse or of less value the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed

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2
as in subsiding
to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually the howling winds ebbed as the hurricane moved into the interior

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Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ebbing
  1. deterioration
  2. deteriorating
  3. crumbling
  4. decay
  5. worsening
  6. diminishing
  7. descending
  8. falling
Noun
  • Coined as far back as 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in Walden, the idea of mental deterioration from trivial distractions has never been more relevant.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Tedeschi credits Park Road with heroic work on the Maysles footage, which was delivered to them in various stages of deterioration.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of deterioration
Verb
  • With the relationship between the two companies deteriorating, Qualcomm may have to consider using another architecture before its ALA expires in 2033.
    Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities, Nature Cities.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorating
Verb
  • Meanwhile, the Longhorns running game came alive against Clemson, accounting for a season-high 292 yards, after crumbling to Georgia in the SEC championship.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The bovine material may have simply been a quicker, slightly cheaper fix for a crumbling tile floor, according to the statement.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumbling
Noun
  • Brain rot is thus a strikingly capacious term, enfolding the psychological and cognitive decay wrought by screen addiction, the bacteria-like content that feeds the addiction, and the argot of a generation for whom much of this content is made.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In the early to mid 20th century, older adults quite commonly developed such severe dental decay, necessitating complete dental extractions followed by dentures by the 7th or 8th decades of life.
    Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of decay
Verb
  • Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • These conditions may have more severe symptoms that are worsening your PMS.
    Wendy Wisner, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of worsening
Verb
  • The area bounded by Vincennes, Terre Haute, Muncie and Kokomo saw a general eight to 12 inches with snowfall amounts diminishing to just a few inches northwest towards Lafayette.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024
  • However, as detection systems improve using things like quantum sensors, AI, and multi-domain networks, the effectiveness of such stealth measures is diminishing.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of diminishing
Verb
  • The morning of the road race on September 26 brought rain, conditions that made descending far more treacherous.
    Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Large numbers of new people coming into the home and descending on piles of food and Christmas decorations easily trigger anxious dogs − and worst-case scenario, someone could get bit or your dog could eat something dangerous.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of descending
Verb
  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
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