ebbing
1Ebbing — Ebb Ebb, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d {Ebb}.] 1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; opposed to {flow}. [1913 Webster] That Power who… …
2Ebbing and Flowing Spring — characteristics.Discovery of the springThe spring is located on land that belonged to the father in law of Rogersville s , Joseph Rogers, named Colonel Thomas Amis. The spring was called Sinking Spring in a land grant given to Amis by the General …
3Ebbing — This unusual name is of pre 8th century and early medieval English origin. Recorded in many spellings including Ebs, Ebbe, Ebbs, Ebben, Ibben, Epp, Epps, Eppson, and Epperson, it derives from a short or pet form of either the female personal name …
4Ebbing — patronymische Bildung auf ing zu Ebbe …
5ebbing — eb n. flowing back of the tide; recession, decline, changing from better to worse v. recede, flow back (of the tide); decay, decline, wane …
6ebbing — noun a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑ebb, ↑wane • Derivationally related forms: ↑wane (for: ↑wane), ↑ebb, ↑e …
7ebbing-and-flowing well — See ebb and flow spring …
8Doris Ebbing — Theodora „Doris“ Ebbing (* 25. Februar 1938 in Hemer, Westfalen[1]; † 20. November 2009 in Hagen, Nordrhein Westfalen[2]) war eine deutsche Kommunalpolitikerin, die von 1994 bis 1995 für einige Monate Bürgermeisterin ihrer Heimatstadt Hemer im… …
9ebb-and-flow spring — ; ebbing and flowing well See spring, ebb and flow …
10spring, ebb-and-flow — ; ebbing and flowing well A spring (flowing well or borehole) exhibiting periodic variation in volume of flow; this variation, which may be regular or irregular, is often attributed in karst regions to siphonic action. Ebb and flow springs… …
