Part of Speech: Noun
Definition:Ā theĀ ebbĀ [usually singular] the period of time when the sea flows away from the land theĀ ebbĀ tide
Source: Oxford Dictionary
Found in: Pity me not because the light of day āNor that the ebbing tide goes out to sea,…ā (line 6)
Meaning in Context: Ebbing is used to describe the movement of the ocean coming in and out, in this case out which may be symbolic for time or a general sense of something leaving.