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ebb and flow

/ɛb ənd floʊ/ /ɛb ənd fləʊ/
expression General Neutral
GeneralGeography
  1. 1 gelgit, med cezir

Definition (English)

The regular movement of the sea away from and towards the land.

Example Sentences

  1. The ebb and flow of the tide is easy to predict.
    Gelgitin seyri kolayca tahmin edilebilir.
  2. We sat on the beach and watched the ebb and flow of the waves.
    Sahilde oturup dalgaların gelip gidişini izledik.
Figurative
  1. 1 dalgalanma, iniş çıkış

Definition (English)

A pattern of regular rises and falls in the level of something.

Example Sentences

  1. We see the ebb and flow of fashion every year.
    Her yıl modadaki dalgalanmayı görüyoruz.
  2. Every shop has an ebb and flow of customers through the year.
    Her dükkânda yıl boyunca müşteri sayısında iniş çıkışlar olur.

Synonyms

rise and fallups and downsfluctuation

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