verebben

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German

Etymology

From Old High German firebban. Equivalent to ver- +‎ ebben.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ver‧eb‧ben
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Verb

verebben (weak, third-person singular present verebbt, past tense verebbte, past participle verebbt, auxiliary sein)

  1. to ebb away, to subside
    • 1920, Ernst Jünger, In Stahlgewittern:
      Als das Feuer gegen Abend verebbte, pirschte ich mich zum Sanitätsunterstand „Kolumbusei“ und erkundigte mich bei dem Arzt, der gerade das grauenhaft zugerichtete Bein eines Sterbenden untersuchte, nach meinem Bruder.
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Further reading

  • verebben” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • verebben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • verebben” in Duden online