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noun

Definition of eddynext
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
  1. swirl
  2. ripple
  3. reel
  4. bubble
  5. spin
  6. purl
  7. spiral
  8. trickle
Noun
  • Cookie Butter – Cookie butter flavor with a cookie butter swirl around the cup, Soft Top and a layer of cookie butter drizzle.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Desserts are chocolate pudding and Goldee’s banana pudding – or a swirl of the two.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirl
Verb
  • The piano part gurgles like the waters with a rippling right-hand figure in sextuplets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Diesel fuel is used by commercial trucks and other large vehicles, and its cost could ripple into higher transportation costs for consumer goods.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripple
Noun
  • When a reel of 16mm film discovered in a safe five decades later blows the legend wide open, the people who were there come together to give the full picture.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • That included a highlight-reel catch for 18 yards and a first down on Boise State’s final drive, and a 23-yard catch on third-and-9 to keep the opening drive alive — a drive that produced a Bronco touchdown.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of reel
Verb
  • The backlash comes as anti-immigrant sentiments bubble to the surface in some parts of the country – despite the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats falling to its lowest level since 2020, according to the Home Office.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Try to grab a seat around the bubbling water fountain/fire pit, order a frozen strawberry daiquiri or Blue Hawaiian, and enjoy some quality people watching.
    — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of bubble
Noun
  • Like every tennis player, Alcaraz relies on the wrist of his racket hand to generate the immense levels of speed and spin that make his shots so difficult to handle.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Hocevar washed up the track and got into Brad, which caused the spin.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of spin
Verb
  • The two halves of the hook move independently, enabling the device to knit or purl depending on which part picks up the first loop.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025
  • There was no ocean, no sea in this part of Україна, only a purling river.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
Definition of purl
Noun
  • Both sides are depending on the fans to absorb the endless salary spiral that ownership passes on to those in the seats.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Still, with average hourly earnings showing no signs of a wage-price spiral, the picture is not clear-cut.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of spiral
Verb
  • The repercussions would reshape the signature shoe business and later trickle into other areas.
    — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Then the orders started trickling into her store, too, and that envy was quickly replaced by confusion.
    — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of trickle

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