eddying

present participle of eddy

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Verb
  • Some have likened the controversy surrounding Savin's display of old-time mobsters to the debate swirling around old statues of Confederate generals.
    Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There's plenty of headlines swirling before Game 1 begins Friday at Rogers Centre.
    Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In their 2021 work, the Google researchers were able to observe in detail how information spread across Sycamore’s grid of qubits, rippling outward from an initial state.
    Dan Garisto, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The instability that followed has haunted Macron ever since and the effects are now rippling through the economy.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Bake for eight to 10 minutes, until sauce is bubbling again and the crumble topping is golden brown.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Don’t shake the spices out of their container directly into a bubbling pot—you’ll expose them directly to steam and promote clumping.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With its idyllic front lawn, gurgling fountain, and two-story deck, Elmwood 1820 Bed & Breakfast Inn is a sight to behold.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Shortly after Mills jumped in, news began trickling out from Platner’s past.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Indeed, a 2020 study found that meltwater trickling into Antarctica’s ice shelves could infiltrate cracks and force them open, a precursor to marine ice cliff instability that DeConto and colleagues envisioned.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Eddying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddying. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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