Ebbing
/ˈɛb.ɪŋ/noun
Receding, flowing back, or gradually declining in force or intensity.
Did you know?The word *ebb* is Germanic in origin and has been tied to the sea’s rhythmic retreat since Old English, making it one of those everyday words that still carries the pulse of ancient coastal life.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ebbaz*
“to recede, withdraw”
Old English
OE
ebba
“ebb, low tide; a flowing back of the sea”
Middle English
ME
ebben
“to go down, recede, decline”
Modern English
English
ebb
“to recede or diminish; low tide”
Modern English
English
ebbing
“receding, declining”