ebb

/eb/ noun

Translation

the ebb (tide) › when the sea flows away from the land

cezir; denizin çekilmesi

1529

be at a low ebb › If someone's enthusiasm, confidence, etc is at a low ebb, it is much less than before.

durgun/cansız/kendine güveni geçmişe göre azalmak

Staff morale is at a low ebb.1811

ebb and flow › the way in which the level of something regularly becomes higher or lower in a situation

bir durumun düzensizlik arz etmesi/göstermesi

the ebb and flow of the economy2326

(Definition of ebb noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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