ebbed
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 bids the ocean ebb and flow.— Pope.[1913 Webster]
2.To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to decline; to decay; to recede. [1913 Webster]
The hours of life ebb fast.— Blackmore.
Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane; sink; lower. [1913 Webster]