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ebb away

/ɛb əˈweɪ/

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verb

/ɛb əˈweɪ/C1formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения постепенного упадка, уменьшения или исчезновения чего-либо, например, силы, света или звука.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the gradual decline, decrease, or fading away of something, such as strength, light, or sound.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, no object

  1. Gradually decrease or fadeformal

    To slowly become weaker, less intense, or disappear.

    ruПостепенно уменьшаться или исчезать

    • His strength began to ebb away after the long illness.
    • The crowd's enthusiasm ebbed away as the speech continued.
    • Her patience ebbed away with each passing minute.

    Synonymsdeclinediminishdissipatedwindlefadepeter outrecedesubsidetaper offwane

    Antonymsaugmentgrowincreaseintensifystrengthen

Forms
  • ebbed away past participle
  • ebbed away past simple
  • ebbing away present participle
  • ebbs away third person singular

Base verbebb

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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