{
  "ebbing":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the reflux of the tide toward the sea":[],
      ": a point or condition of decline":[
        "our spirits were at a low ebb"
      ],
      ": to recede from the flood":[],
      ": to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state":[
        "his popularity ebbed"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decadence",
      "declension",
      "declination",
      "decline",
      "degeneracy",
      "degeneration",
      "degradation",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "descent",
      "deterioration",
      "devolution",
      "downfall",
      "downgrade",
      "eclipse",
      "fall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "crumble",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "rot",
      "sink",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ebb Verb abate , subside , wane , ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing. the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive. waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes. the ebbing of daylight",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Morale seems to have reached its lowest ebb .",
      "a surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country",
      "Verb",
      "waiting for the tide to ebb",
      "the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Liliya Sekreta, head nurse at the West Berkeley OptumServe site, has seen demand for testing and treatment ebb and flow. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "This one will start the same way, but for an historic ebb of opportunity. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "The opening episodes of any Alone season have a familiar ebb and flow, and thus far season nine is no different. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "The ebb and flow in calls to the hotline in 2020 were just one concern of the children's advocates. \u2014 The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "There are also idiosyncratic ones, including the rapid return of inflation after decades at a low ebb , a wobbling Chinese economy and a war in Ukraine that has shocked commodity markets. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Relations between the two nations were at a particularly low ebb in the decades-long Cold War, which had emerged out of the ashes of World War II. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Just save it for when your anger is at a low ebb and frame it as reconciling differences in style. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Stock markets are at their lowest ebb since the dark days of the pandemic. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When Delta began to ebb , the desire to come back into the salon revved right back up. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Employee productivity and performance levels ebb and flow. \u2014 Rob Catalano, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "With the cost of consumer goods up 8.3% year over year, the report painted a picture of the highest inflation rate since 1981 and shattered hopes that the rising tide of inflation would ebb any time soon. \u2014 Christopher Hurn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "And even if inflation continues to ebb , prices are still rising far more quickly than the Fed\u2019s target of 2 percent over time. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Public confidence in the various organs of American governance continues to ebb . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "That sort of equilibrium will take work to achieve and to maintain, as antibody levels ebb over time and new variants crop up. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
      "The grounds of the museum will include a tidal pool where water will ebb and flow; on its bottom will be etched a ghostly cross section of a slave ship with prone figures of men, women, and children crowded as tightly as possible. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Health concerns last year shifted more people than ever to online, and many will continue to favor that option as the pandemic continues to ebb and flow. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ebbe , from Old English ebba ; akin to Middle Dutch ebbe ebb, Old English of from \u2014 more at of":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-205712"
  },
  "ebb":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the reflux of the tide toward the sea":[],
      ": a point or condition of decline":[
        "our spirits were at a low ebb"
      ],
      ": to recede from the flood":[],
      ": to fall from a higher to a lower level or from a better to a worse state":[
        "his popularity ebbed"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8eb"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "decadence",
      "declension",
      "declination",
      "decline",
      "degeneracy",
      "degeneration",
      "degradation",
      "d\u00e9gringolade",
      "descent",
      "deterioration",
      "devolution",
      "downfall",
      "downgrade",
      "eclipse",
      "fall"
    ],
    "antonyms":[
      "atrophy",
      "crumble",
      "decay",
      "decline",
      "degenerate",
      "descend",
      "deteriorate",
      "devolve",
      "regress",
      "retrograde",
      "rot",
      "sink",
      "worsen"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for ebb Verb abate , subside , wane , ebb mean to die down in force or intensity. abate stresses the idea of progressive diminishing. the storm abated subside implies the ceasing of turbulence or agitation. the protests subsided after a few days wane suggests the fading or weakening of something good or impressive. waning enthusiasm ebb suggests the receding of something (such as the tide) that commonly comes and goes. the ebbing of daylight",
    "examples":[
      "Noun",
      "Morale seems to have reached its lowest ebb .",
      "a surprising ebb in the quality of workmanship in goods coming from that country",
      "Verb",
      "waiting for the tide to ebb",
      "the fortunes of the town slowly ebbed as factory after textile factory closed",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Liliya Sekreta, head nurse at the West Berkeley OptumServe site, has seen demand for testing and treatment ebb and flow. \u2014 Rachel Scheier, San Francisco Chronicle , 18 June 2022",
      "This one will start the same way, but for an historic ebb of opportunity. \u2014 Bill Monroe, oregonlive , 11 June 2022",
      "The opening episodes of any Alone season have a familiar ebb and flow, and thus far season nine is no different. \u2014 Frederick Dreier, Outside Online , 3 June 2022",
      "The ebb and flow in calls to the hotline in 2020 were just one concern of the children's advocates. \u2014 The Enquirer , 26 Apr. 2021",
      "There are also idiosyncratic ones, including the rapid return of inflation after decades at a low ebb , a wobbling Chinese economy and a war in Ukraine that has shocked commodity markets. \u2014 Justin Baer, WSJ , 21 May 2022",
      "Relations between the two nations were at a particularly low ebb in the decades-long Cold War, which had emerged out of the ashes of World War II. \u2014 Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Just save it for when your anger is at a low ebb and frame it as reconciling differences in style. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Stock markets are at their lowest ebb since the dark days of the pandemic. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 11 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "When Delta began to ebb , the desire to come back into the salon revved right back up. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2022",
      "Employee productivity and performance levels ebb and flow. \u2014 Rob Catalano, Forbes , 2 May 2022",
      "With the cost of consumer goods up 8.3% year over year, the report painted a picture of the highest inflation rate since 1981 and shattered hopes that the rising tide of inflation would ebb any time soon. \u2014 Christopher Hurn, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "And even if inflation continues to ebb , prices are still rising far more quickly than the Fed\u2019s target of 2 percent over time. \u2014 New York Times , 27 May 2022",
      "Public confidence in the various organs of American governance continues to ebb . \u2014 Matt Ford, The New Republic , 19 May 2022",
      "That sort of equilibrium will take work to achieve and to maintain, as antibody levels ebb over time and new variants crop up. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 4 May 2022",
      "The grounds of the museum will include a tidal pool where water will ebb and flow; on its bottom will be etched a ghostly cross section of a slave ship with prone figures of men, women, and children crowded as tightly as possible. \u2014 Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country , 18 Mar. 2022",
      "Health concerns last year shifted more people than ever to online, and many will continue to favor that option as the pandemic continues to ebb and flow. \u2014 Lorraine Mirabella, baltimoresun.com , 26 Nov. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English ebbe , from Old English ebba ; akin to Middle Dutch ebbe ebb, Old English of from \u2014 more at of":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-210855"
  },
  "ebullition":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sudden violent outburst or display":[],
      ": the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cce-b\u0259-\u02c8li-sh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[
      "agony",
      "blaze",
      "burst",
      "eruption",
      "explosion",
      "fit",
      "flare",
      "flare-up",
      "flash",
      "flush",
      "gale",
      "gush",
      "gust",
      "outburst",
      "paroxysm",
      "spasm",
      "storm"
    ],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "the earsplitting ebullition of the fans following the from-the-jaws-of-defeat victory",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The labor unrest has been fueled by the confluence of the pandemic and an ebullition of streaming platforms thirsting for hot new shows and films. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 Sep. 2021",
      "The bossa nova era was one of two great, creative ebullitions in 20th-century Brazil. \u2014 The Economist , 11 July 2019"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-042003"
  }
}