All ebb and flow synonyms
ebb and flow
E e verb ebb and flow
- surge β a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- undulate β to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.
- seesaw β a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
- vary β to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.
- veer β to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- oscillate β to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does.
- bloat β to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- bulge β If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- roll β to move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over, as a ball or a wheel.
- balloon β A balloon is a small, thin, rubber bag that you blow air into so that it becomes larger and rounder or longer. Balloons are used as toys or decorations.
- rock β rock the boat, Informal. to disrupt the smooth functioning or routine of something: Don't rock the boat by demanding special treatment from management.
- bounce β When an object such as a ball bounces or when you bounce it, it moves upwards from a surface or away from it immediately after hitting it.
- wave β a member of the Waves.
- toss β Terminal Oriented Social Science
- belly β The belly of a person or animal is their stomach or abdomen. In British English, this is an informal or literary use.
- pitch β to smear or cover with pitch.
- ripple β (of a liquid surface) to form small waves or undulations, as water agitated by a breeze.
- heave β to raise or lift with effort or force; hoist: to heave a heavy ax.
- swell β to grow in bulk, as by the absorption of moisture or the processes of growth.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- shift β to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- alternate β When you alternate two things, you keep using one then the other. When one thing alternates with another, the first regularly occurs after the other.
- alter β If something alters or if you alter it, it changes.
- vibrate β to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- swing β to play (music) in the style of swing.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
noun ebb and flow
- tide β the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- flood β a great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
- river β a person who rives.
- stream β a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- rush β to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- run β execution
- progression β the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- jet β a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- juice β the natural fluid, fluid content, or liquid part that can be extracted from a plant or one of its parts, especially of a fruit: orange juice.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- spate β a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring: a spate of angry words.
- course β Course is often used in the expression 'of course', or instead of 'of course' in informal spoken English. See of course.
- flux β a flowing or flow.
- draught β a drawing, sketch, or design.
- undulation β an act of undulating; a wavelike motion.
- flow β to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- sweep β to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like.
- surge β a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep: the onward surge of an angry mob.
- eddy β a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
- gush β to flow out or issue suddenly, copiously, or forcibly, as a fluid from confinement: Water gushed from the broken pipe.
- murmur β a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
- swirl β to move around or along with a whirling motion; whirl; eddy.
- spurt β to gush or issue suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.