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a low ebb
a low ebb
a bad state (not used with the ) Respect for the police is at a low ebb. I'd just separated from my wife and was at a fairly low ebb. (= was feeling sad and without hope) Relations between the two countries have reached their lowest ebb (= are the worst they have been) since the second world war.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Brandee | | BRAN-dee | English |
| Soslan | | - | Ossetian |
| ÉMeric | | - | French |
| Darya (1) | | DAHR-yah (Russian) | Russian, Belarusian |
| Tyko | | - | Swedish |
| Cirino | | chee-REE-no (Italian), thee-REE-no (Spanish), see-REE-no (Latin American Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |