EDDYING Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

eddying

verb

present participle of eddy

as in swirling

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And across the almost-year since, speculation has been swirling.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 1 July 2026
The American great had just lost to France’s Harmony Tan in the first round of the grass court major and questions about her future were swirling around this leafy corner of London.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of swirling

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Prairie grasses and bonnet strings whip in the wind as the creak of wagon wheels carries across the rippling grassland.

— Alicia Underlee Nelson, Midwest Living, 22 June 2026
The revenue hit is only the visible half of the story; the same pullback is rippling upstream, into the fields, feedlots, and water tables that supply all that food.

— Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Definition of rippling

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Internal emails, group chat messages and meeting minutes obtained by the Miami Herald show the drama that’s been bubbling up in recent months, as county officials, developers and HOA board members have sparred over the future of the land.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Simmer beans, stirring occasionally, until bubbling and thickened, about 5 minutes.

— Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of bubbling

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Other nearby points of interest include gurgling mud pots, or geothermal mud volcanoes, on the eastern shoreline.

— Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026
As water flows through the pipes past the obstruction, air pockets can form, creating a gurgling noise.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 10 June 2026

Definition of gurgling

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