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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
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
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
  • This was the moment when the swirl of a movie started forming around me.
    — Kim Jackson, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Shares of Kontoor have fallen roughly 15% over the past year as concerns over sustained demand for specialty retailers' products swirl.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of swirl
Verb
  • On July 23, 1973, tragedy rippled through the Mexican American community when 12-year-old Santos Rodriguez was shot and killed by a Dallas police officer who tried to coerce him into confessing to a burglary by playing Russian roulette.
    — Alexis Guerrero, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On Facebook, Lee’s account displayed a picture of the young Chinese man from behind, rippling shoulders framed in a weight lifter’s tank top.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripple
Noun
  • Tu Duu-chih, who handled the film’s original sound mix, returned to help restore the Taiwanese soundtrack from six primary audio reels.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Schitt’s Creek star posted an Instagram reel Sunday night, slamming Gillis.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of reel
Verb
  • Rumors of Frow’s impending departure had been bubbling in the industry in some months.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Anthony Tubbs of the Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters also responded to reports of flooding in the area and found water bubbling from the street.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of bubble
Noun
  • Off-White x Air Jordan 4 Bred There is perhaps no unreleased Virgil Abloh work as coveted as the late designer’s spin on the black-and-red Air Jordan 4.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • At 12, he got pulled over after taking the family car for a spin.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 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
  • Don't expect the enormous spiral shown in long-exposure photographs.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In Proserpina, eleven vertical yellow wooden rods, enrobed in layers of gray and maroon wire netting, increase in length around a wire-mesh spiral that reaches three feet at its tallest point.
    — Nicole Rudick, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of spiral
Verb
  • That shows that the demand is there, and then the demand signals trickle down.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • With rain beginning to trickle down, men and women toting cameras of various technological advances and capabilities traveled from end zone to end zone working to get great shots — either for the team, a news outlet or for an individual athlete.
    — McClain Baxley for the AJC, AJC.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trickle

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