ebb
/ɛb/
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American sound/ɛb/
ebb
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US voice -> ebb
Myanmar meaning
(v) (ဒရေ)ကျသည်။ ~ (away) ဆုတ်သည်။ ယုတ်သည်။ လျော့သည်။ မှိန်သွားသည်။ (n) ဒရေကျချိန်။ ရေကျ။
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၁။ (ဒီရေ)ကျသည်။ Compare FLOW ၅
၂။ ~ (away) ဆုတ်သည်။ ယုတ်သည်။ လျော့သည်။ မှိန်သွားသည်။ Daylight was ebbing away.
❍ Our enthusiasm soon began to ebb.
n (usu the ebb ) [sing] ဒီရေကျချိန်။ ရေကျ။
an ebb tide ❍ The tide is on the ebb (ie is going out).
❏ the ebb and flow (of sth/sb) [IDM ] အတက်အကျ။ အတက်အဆင်း။
the ebb and flow of conversation/workers changing shifts.
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ebb tide, outgoing tide, abate, abatement, backflow, decay, decline, decrease, degenerate, degeneration, depreciation, deteriorate, deterioration, die down, die out, diminish, diminution, disappear, drop, dwindle, dwindling, ease off, fade, fade away, fading away, fail, fall, fall away, fall back, flag, flagging, flow away, flow back, go out, going out, languish, lessen, lessening, let up, low tide, low water, melt, moderate, outward flow, peter out, petering out, recede, receding tide, recession, refluence, reflux, regression; decline, relent, retire, retreat, retrocede, retrocession, retroflux, shrink, shrinkage, sink, sinking, slacken, slackening, subside, subside; decline, subsidence, sweep, wane, waning, weaken, weakening, withdraw, withdrawal
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