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was eddying
  • past progressive of eddy.

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The last of the yellow winds was eddying slowly past.

From Bred of the Desert A Horse and a Romance by Horton, Marcus

A faint, thin film of blue was eddying along the ridgepole of the kitchen addition.

From Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way by Stoddard, William Osborn

All without and within the man was eddying, swirling blackness.

From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard

Harry went to the side and looked down at the water that was eddying past.

From The Adventure League by Skae, Hilda T.

A scent of a fragrance unknown to me was eddying in the wind.

From Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance by De la Mare, Walter