eddying
- present participle of eddy.
Example Sentences
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—But as a leaf falls so falls weightless thought Eddying, and with a myriad dead leaves lies Bewildered, or in a little air awhile is caught Idly, then drops and dies.
From Poems New and Old by Freeman, John
Flying and flinging, writhing and wringing, Eddying and whisking, spouting and frisking, Turning and twisting Around and around, with endless rebound, Smiting and fighting, a sight to delight in, Confounding, astounding.
From England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel by Cook, Joel
Eddying floats of creamy foam Flecked the waters brown, As we rode up to cross the ford, Rode up from yonder town.
From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume II. by Ingelow, Jean
Eddying into every quiet bay, coquetting with every salient angle, moving to the melody of its own murmurs, it flows on serenely and musically.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.
No happy music this, Eddying through their nectar cups and calm!
From In Divers Tones by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
