eddying

verb

present participle of eddy
as in swirling

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  1. swirling
  2. rippling
  3. bubbling
  4. gurgling
  5. trickling
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  • With so much change swirling, USF enters this fall with a hope-inducing schedule, one that doesn’t feature a single Power Four opponent.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
  • New York — Family drama is swirling around the sale of the Los Angeles Lakers.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of swirling
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  • If the early universe obeyed this rule, our modern cosmos would be devoid of substance, just energy fields rippling eternally through emptiness.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2026
  • One painting might look like water rippling in a pond, another like the roots of a tree, and another like a lionfish.
    — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of rippling
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  • Bake until the pastry is golden brown and the filling is bubbling in the center, 40 to 45 minutes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Trying to find who did it That sentiment is bubbling up in Lake Tahoe these days, too.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bubbling
Verb
  • After years of stomach-gurgling, nail-chewing anxiety, this was an entirely different Arsenal experience.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.
    — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
Definition of gurgling
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  • Down the street, dozens of cars filled the parking lot at the Ashwaubenon Community Center, 900 Anderson Drive, and a steady stream of people trickling in and out.
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • To illustrate how easily insect habitats can be harmed, Garrison gave the example of water trickling down a hill into a wetland.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of trickling
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“Eddying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eddying. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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