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eddy


2eddy

verb
ed·dieded·dy·ing

Definition of EDDY

transitive verb
: to cause to move in an eddy
intransitive verb
: to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
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Examples of EDDY

  1. The wind gusted and eddied around us.
  2. The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.

First Known Use of EDDY

1810

Rhymes with EDDY

ready, steady

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