EDDYING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

eddying

verb

present participle of eddy

as in swirling

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Questions are still swirling after a Sacramento steakhouse suddenly closed its doors, with a lawsuit from employees in tow.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
That one image—blue oceans swirling with white clouds, landmasses without borders—reshaped the cultural imagination.

— Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of swirling

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In some cases, methane could be seen bubbling up through dark, fetid leachate pools.

— Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 10 Nov. 2026
Its beauty is only rivalled by the bubbling powder-blue domes of nearby Süleymaniye Mosque, constructed by Mimar Sinan, a contemporary of Michelangelo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bubbling

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Another ongoing complaint against Citation originated about 10 miles east of the Bayou, where a rancher named Mike Faulkner noticed an unusual amount of salt water gurgling to the surface and flowing down a creek on his land in April.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
Today, those springs feed five geothermal pools, with temperatures reaching up to 102 degrees and contain minerals like manganese, silicate, and zinc, in a magical setting marked by gurgling fountains and 100-year-old redwood and eucalyptus trees.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of gurgling

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Information about estimates for work on the projects has been slim, even in court, with assessments trickling out during testimony in some cases.

— Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
And despite the shift toward a daytime focus, nightlife is trickling back into the center.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of trickling

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