All 4 Uses of
ebb
in
Me Before You
- I realized that the anxiety that had held me in its grip all day was slowly ebbing away with every one of Will's comments.†
p. 96.2 *ebbing = declining -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide
- There are places where the changing seasons are marked by migrating birds, or the ebb and flow of tides.†
p. 155.1ebb and flow = recurring pattern of decrease and increase
- I could have stayed there all night, above the rest of the world, the warmth of Will's hand in mine, feeling the worst of myself slowly begin to ebb away.†
p. 276.7ebb = decline -- typically gradually as with the height of the tide
- As for me, as my anxiety about Will's health began to ebb, I slowly began to suspect that I was actually in paradise.†
p. 348.3