plural eddies
1
a
: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
especially
: a circular current : whirlpool
b
: something moving similarly
2
: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
eddied; eddying
: to cause to move in an eddy
: to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Examples of eddy in a Sentence
Noun
The boat was caught in a powerful eddy.
Verb
The wind gusted and eddied around us.
The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
Recent Examples on the Web
Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Over his protests, Grady tied on the Candy plug and flipped it 40 feet under the limbs to where the mingling currents made an eddy.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Soccer has a habit of undervaluing these sorts of cultural shifts, and as a result misunderstanding the currents that eddy and swirl around it, invisibly and inexorably shaping its reality.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 2023
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Noun
And the Saharan Dust sweeping across the Atlantic, which normally sneaks hot, dry air into storms and slows them down, had formed a little eddy around the spot where Beryl formed, giving it a hot, moist home to grow with few interruptions.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Over his protests, Grady tied on the Candy plug and flipped it 40 feet under the limbs to where the mingling currents made an eddy.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 27 June 2024
Verb
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
Soccer has a habit of undervaluing these sorts of cultural shifts, and as a result misunderstanding the currents that eddy and swirl around it, invisibly and inexorably shaping its reality.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 23 June 2023
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eddy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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eddy
1 of 2 noun
ed·dy
ˈed-ē 
plural eddies
: a current of air or water running against the main current or in a circle
eddy
2 of 2 verb
eddied; eddying
: to move in an eddy or in a way that forms an eddy
Biographical Definition
Eddy
biographical name
Ed·dy
ˈe-dē
Mary (Morse) 1821–1910 née Baker American founder of the Christian Science Church
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