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.
eddying
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present participleof eddy.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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It is so heavy that the building has cracked from the weight, and it seems to capture the cyclical eddying between creation and crumbling that so captivates the artist.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
Its ambiguities and enigmas add up to not more eddying confusions but to a stark reminder that the only reasonable response to grief is “life life life.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022
The crowds mostly kept a respectful distance but in sight of the gate, eddying like pilgrims gathered around a shrine, only breaking their vigil to watch a plane arc slowly by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
In 2013 she rush-released single Neurotic Society, a mix of eddying electro and double-time stream of consciousness.
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2018
One of them was watching a flock of birds gulls, lifting and eddying and landing on the bridge railing beyond.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
