Eddying round and round they sink. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
eddied — ed·dy || edɪ n. circular current, small whirlpool (of wind or water) v. form a circular current, form a small whirlpool, swirl around (about wind or water) … English contemporary dictionary
turn — vb 1 Turn, revolve, rotate, gyrate, circle, spin, twirl, whirl, wheel, eddy, swirl, pirouette can all mean to go or move or cause to go or move in a circle. Turn is a general rather colorless word implying movement in circle after circle or in a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
eddy — ed|dy1 [ˈedi] n plural eddies [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from Old Norse itha] a circular movement of water, wind, dust etc ▪ the racing river caused swirling eddies eddy 2 eddy2 past tense and past participle eddied present participle … Dictionary of contemporary English
eddy — [[t]e̱di[/t]] eddies, eddying, eddied 1) N COUNT An eddy is a movement in water or in the air which goes round and round instead of flowing in one continuous direction. 2) VERB To eddy means to move round and round, or to move in a disorganized… … English dictionary
eddy — I UK [ˈedɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms eddy : singular eddy plural eddies a current of water or air that moves against the main current in a circular pattern II UK [ˈedɪ] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms eddy : present tense… … English dictionary
ed|dy — «EHD ee», noun, plural dies, verb, died, dy|ing. –n. 1. a small whirlpool or whirlwind; water, air, or smoke moving against the main current, especially when having a whirling motion: »Cyclonic circulations can exist on widely varying scales,… … Useful english dictionary
Eddy — Ed dy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eddied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eddying}.] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle. [1913 Webster] Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eddying — Eddy Ed dy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eddied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Eddying}.] To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle. [1913 Webster] Eddying round and round they sink. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eddy — I. noun (plural eddies) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse itha Date: 15th century 1. a. a current of water or air running contrary to the main current; especially a circular current ; whirlpool b. something moving… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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