McCoy's cheerfulness ebbed slightly; he kept his gaze on Jim's glass as he poured.

The feeling ebbed slightly, settling into an odd warmth somewhere low and deep.

The euphoria that had begun to dominate the meeting seemed to have ebbed slightly, and her inner voice was growing louder.

"I'm sorry to call you so late," the woman said, and Janet's fear ebbed slightly.

The smile ebbed slightly as she saw his expression.

The passion in me ebbed slightly, only to grow hot again instantly, and then to die down again, waiting, and then to rise once more.

Now the searing ebbed slightly.

The pain ebbed slightly.

Her tone was flat and grim, and Roger felt his annoyance ebbing slightly.

And suddenly he realized that the awful torrent of water was ebbing slightly.