Lesson 4-The Nightingale and the Rose Word study 3. ebb vi. a. to fall back from the flood stage b. to fall away or back, to decline or recede Examples: a The tide will begin to ebb at 4 o'clock. The danger of conflict is not ebbing there a The tide is on the ebb a The financial resources have reached its lowest ebb W BTLE BACW B T L E Lesson 4—The Nightingale and the Rose I. Word Study 3. ebb vi. a. to fall back from the flood stage b. to fall away or back; to decline or recede Examples: The tide will begin to ebb at 4 o’clock. The danger of conflict is not ebbing there. The tide is on the ebb. The financial resources have reached its lowest ebb