eddy
noun
a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
eddied
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past participleof eddy.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof eddy.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
eddynouna current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.
Example Sentences
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“You felt you were escaping the city when you went to 10th Avenue,” he said, retracing his steps as tourists eddied around him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2016
All around, the floor had grown treacherous from the slippery fallen gold, which eddied into corners, like piles of leaves.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 21, 2015
A thousand conflicting feelings eddied in his head.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2012
They eddied down out of the aisles into a tight packed mass.
From Time Magazine Archive
Little whirls of frozen dust eddied about Francie’s feet.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
