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noun

Definition of eddy

as in swirl

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

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verb

as in to swirl

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Recent Examples of eddy

Noun

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

Verb

Spiders are also keen observers of the forest’s breath, barely perceptible air currents eddying through the trees, and place their webs strategically to intercept these drafts — and the insects that use them to boost their transit through the woods. — Rick Borchelt, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2024 The crowd eddied, some with batons dancing concentrically around the wheel of fire, others collecting around two young men in white. — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for eddy

Recent Examples of Synonyms for eddy

Noun

But a swirl of chaos, sweat, and tears goes into producing a runway collection, and even the most sanguine of designers can crack under the pressure.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Heat it through on the stove and dinner is mostly handled, though a swirl of cream or a slice of crusty bread rounds it out.

— Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of swirl

Verb

Located within the Coyote Buttes North permit area near the Utah border, its rippling sandstone formations can only be visited with a permit.

— Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2026
The researchers also observed cones of radiation extending out from the accretion disks of AGNs, where fast shocks both rippled through central regions and traveled perpendicular to the radiation cones.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of ripple

Noun

There’s no requirement of a film degree, agent, reel, prior credits, or anything else.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
Platforms that let viewers ask questions, see other shoppers’ reactions and feel part of an event will pull spend away from platforms that simply stream a product reel.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of reel

Verb

To test that the oil is ready, dip a piece of tortilla in it; the oil should happily bubble all around it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
By 2021, #EmmysSoWhite started to bubble up for the same reason, with all acting roles in the comedy, drama and limited series categories at the Emmys going to white actors.

— Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of bubble

Noun

What follows is surprisingly loaded in its socio-political imagery, but never quite varied enough to break free from its repetitive action spiral.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
For both countries, arguably nothing would be worse than a spiral into criminal violence and chaotic ungovernability on the island.

— Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of spiral

Verb

Still, a few reactions started trickling in and will surely continue in the days to come.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
While details about the wedding were initially kept under wraps, with guests reportedly asked to sign NDAs and lock away their phones for the evening, accounts from the night have slowly trickled out in the months following the nuptials.

— Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

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