ebb away

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle away

Meanings

1

Gradually weaken or recede

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Why “away”? Something slowly becomes weaker until it is gone.

Her strength was ebbing away.
Her strength was gradually weakening.
His confidence ebbed away after each mistake.
His confidence gradually weakened after each mistake.

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