the ebb and flow of



the ebb and flow of something

the continually changing character of something There is a normal ebb and flow in nature, for example, when there is just the right amount of rain and when there is not enough.
Usage notes: often said about something that regularly gets larger and smaller: There's a constant ebb and flow of traffic on the highway.
Related vocabulary: ups and downs
See also: and, ebb, flow, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Snorre-Norwegian
DouglasDUG-ləsScottish, English
MilanMEE-lahn (Czech)Czech, Slovak, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Dutch
Stribog-Slavic Mythology
Ornat-Irish
Evgenij-Macedonian