No. 5,257 in Swedish

eba

"Eba" in Swedish means "to subside" or "to dwindle gradually."

In a sentence

Det kan ibland eba ut över tid.
It can sometimes peter out over time.
In this sentence, 'eba' is used in the phrase 'eba ut', which means 'to peter out' or diminish gradually.
Effekten av medicinen börjar eba bort.
The effect of the medicine starts to wear off.
Here, 'eba' is utilized in the phrase 'eba bort', referring to the gradual reduction or disappearance of the medicine's effect.
Protesterna tycktes eba av efter några veckor.
The protests seemed to subside after a few weeks.
In this context, the word 'eba' is part of 'eba av', indicating the process of subsiding or declining over time.

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