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noun

plural of eddy

as in swirls

a circular movement of air or water The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.

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verb

present tense third-person singular of eddy

as in ripples

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Recent Examples of eddies

Noun

In a river, water slows down by the bank due to friction, and the velocity mismatches can produce vortices or eddies. — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 The drive traverses the Bear River Mountains (a northern branch of the Wasatch), passing aspen groves, limestone cliffs, and the whitewater eddies of the Logan River along the way. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 Tzikas pointed to the San Juan Rapids, Clay Banks and Sailor Bar areas as those with stronger currents and eddies that can throw individuals from their rafts and paddleboards or submerge them before shooting them rapidly downstream. — Reeti Malhotra july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Convection involves turbulent eddies of warm air rising from the ground into the atmosphere above, and latent heat involves the absorption or release of energy from a phase change without the temperature changing. — Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 1 July 2026 Dull says that the redesign will eliminate eddies inside the dam, increasing efficiency and saving the lives of juvenile salmon who might get stuck inside. — D. Hunter Reardon, USA Today, 3 June 2026 That uses the aerodisc wheels, each machined from a single piece of aluminum and designed to minimize range-sapping eddies and wakes by funneling the air like a turbine. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 Curved roof eaves meanwhile prevent eddies — swirling pockets of air — from producing more localized snow drifts. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 25 May 2026 The cloudiness will be especially noticeable Tuesday through Thursday due to minor coastal eddies that will help push the moisture onto local beaches and into canyons and foothills off to the east. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddies

Noun

Such a beautiful sculpture, mimicking the swirls found in nature (the cosmos, shells, Fibonacci-following topiary) felt a far cry from the swirl of emotions prompted by my favorite TV shows.

— Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of swirls

Verb

Then the flesh inexplicably ripples around him, reminding us whose home this actually is.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
One of the more surreal responses to that experience is applause, which ripples through the audience of Paranormal Activity a beat after all the major scares, like rain settling in after a peal of thunder.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ripples

Noun

There are no obvious Oscar reels here, monologues or breakdowns.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
The product, called Features, is aimed at podcasters, comedians and other long-form creators, with the ability to refer viewers to the full video from the short-form reels on the platform, which are typically around three minutes or less.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of reels

Verb

The worst bubbles form in industries that offer little in the way of innovation and are financed mainly by debt.

— RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
Released three years after the similarly freewheeling Nekkuja, the album bubbles over with interdimensional ambition and zigzagging ideas, anchored by her ability to command bewildering expanses of melody and form.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bubbles

Noun

Chef Williams Saurina adds his own touches, with novel spins on ceviche, zesty salsas flecked with pumpkin seeds, and aromatic Tikin Xic (sea bass with recado rojo, made from local achiote, wrapped in totomoxtle leaf).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
Just as the Chicano movement welcomed new interpretations of Latinidad, the emergence of Día de los Muertos events has welcomed alternative spins on the holiday.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of spins

Verb

Lincoln Riley chatter trickles down to TCU During his radio show on Tuesday morning, long time sports talk show host Dan Patrick assessed the state of USC football under head coach Lincoln Riley.

— Mac Engel October 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Of course, what’s presented on the runway trickles down to consumer sentiment.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

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