ebb away
phr. v..phr. v.. to slowly decrease or disappear, like the tide going out or a feeling getting weaker.
phr. v.. to gradually diminish or recede; often used metaphorically to describe the slow loss of an abstract quality such as confidence, strength, or life.
His anger began to ebb away after he took a deep breath.
As the sun set, the crowd's energy started to ebb away and people began heading home.
The patient's strength continued to ebb away despite the medical team's best efforts to stabilize his condition.
usually intransitive and used to describe feelings, qualities, or physical life.
anchor this to the literal 'ebb tide' (the tide going out) to help students visualize the slow, natural movement of something leaving.
The pain ebbed away it.The pain ebbed away.this phrasal verb is intransitive and does not take a direct object.