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Definition of ebbed : of Ebb

Synonyms:

declined, fallen apart, faded, regressed, degenerated, collapsed, gotten worse, worsened, relapsed, mouldered, reverted, wilted, downgraded, lapsed, deteriorated, fell apart, sunk, putrefied, slumped, dilapidated, slid, atrophied, retrogressed, slipped, waned, withered, went downhill, decayed, sank, tergiversated, gone downhill, got worse

eased, reconciled, placated, lulled, allayed, quelled, mollified, hushed, conciliated, composed, soothed, smoothed, quieted, tranquilized, assuaged, cooled, moderated, defused, relieved, stabilized, softened, calmed, appeased, pacified

Usage examples:

• For a moment, a moment only, her colour ebbed. - "Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France", Stanley J. Weyman.
• Then, little by little, the dreadful wave, which had ebbed, began to rise again. - "The Iron Woman", Margaret Deland.
• But she lifted her lids, and the terror ebbed away. - "Wilfrid Cumbermede", George MacDonald.