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
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In his third feature in as many years — this one was selected as Macedonia’s Oscar entry for international feature — the filmmaker plunges us into a swirling eddy of merry but harrowing chaos among an unusual family.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Noun
The detective comes looking for her, staggering desperately among the sharp black rocks on the sand, searching as the tide eddies and rushes, iridescent and churning, the light slowly vanishing from the pastel gradient of the sky.
—Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
In his third feature in as many years — this one was selected as Macedonia’s Oscar entry for international feature — the filmmaker plunges us into a swirling eddy of merry but harrowing chaos among an unusual family.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Eddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eddy. Accessed 29 May. 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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