Ebbing: alternatives and connections

To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.

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The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation…

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The European bunting.

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The European bunting.

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The European bunting.

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To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.