- present participle of ebb.
ebbing
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"Ten years ago, I thought student interest was ebbing and I would need to find something else to teach about," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The most famous story-style intro — it literally begins with, “Here’s a story” — belongs to “The Brady Bunch,” which bridged the 1960s and ’70s, a decade that saw the ebbing of title-sequence stories.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
She expects the US interest in Greenland to continue "like a wave", ebbing and flowing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
The end of the China boom coincided with ebbing demand for coal in the U.S., where the shale oil boom produced a surge in natural gas supplies and a steep fall in its prices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Gregor felt his anger ebbing and fear filling the empty spaces it left.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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