plural eddies
1
a
: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
especially
: a circular current : whirlpool
b
: something moving similarly
2
: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
eddied; eddying
: to cause to move in an eddy
: to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples of eddy in a Sentence
Noun
The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
The wind gusted and eddied around us.
The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Before things got smoother, eddies would first merge and interact in even more complicated ways.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eddy
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Noun
Rainbow sprinkles coat the outside of a large vanilla cake, with eddies of rainbow icing, coated in edible glitter, lining the top.
—Sophie Levenson, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Before things got smoother, eddies would first merge and interact in even more complicated ways.
—Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 16 May 2025
Verb
Moses’s book eddies around with the energy of someone reporting back from a very long and strange evening clicking through Wikipedia links, enjoying every chance to add a tangent.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
The Super Bowl was the leviathan in whose eddying wake the pilot fish feed.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eddy
Cite this Entry
“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eddy. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
eddy
1 of 2 noun
ed·dy
ˈed-ē 
plural eddies
: a current of air or water running against the main current or in a circle
eddy
2 of 2 verb
eddied; eddying
: to move in an eddy or in a way that forms an eddy
Biographical Definition
Eddy
biographical name
Ed·dy
ˈe-dē
Mary (Morse) 1821–1910 née Baker American founder of the Christian Science Church
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share