Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ebb and flow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: ebb and flow
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The flowing out and in of the tide.

noun

A large flowing out and in, or any waxing and waning of fortunes or activity.

verb

To alternately ebb and flow, as:

verb

To alternately ebb and flow, as:

Example Sentences

"October 29 2001, The New Yorker Online I want to hear the roaring ebb and flow of Broadway."
"As true we are as flesh and blood can be: / The sea will ebb and flow, heaven show his face"
"The quality of his service game varied as the contest ebbed and flowed, but landing 54% of his first serves over the whole match was a telling statistic."

Inflected Forms

ebbs and flows (plural) ebbs and flows (present, singular) ebbing and flowing (participle, present) ebbed and flowed (participle, past) ebbed and flowed (past)

Phrases

at a low ebb come and go

Frequently Paired Words

at a low ebb come and go

Questions

What does ebb and flow mean?: The flowing out and in of the tide.

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