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- Dictionaryeddy/ˈɛdi/
noun
- 1. a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool: "the current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank"
verb
- 1. (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way: "the mists from the river eddied round the banks"
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EDDY definition: 1. If water, wind, smoke, etc. eddies, it moves fast in a circle: 2. If a large group of people…. Learn more.
How to use eddy in a sentence. a current of water or air running contrary to the main current; especially : a circular current : whirlpool; something moving similarly… See the full definition
to come and go in large quantities, without becoming firmly fixed: He is adept at placing Einstein in the stream of ideas and theories that eddied around in the intellectual currents of the day. But what is all this stuff that eddies in your head all the time? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Movement of liquids. backsplash.
Eddy definition: a current at variance with the main current in a stream of liquid or gas, especially one having a rotary or whirling motion.. See examples of EDDY used in a sentence.
An eddy is a whirlpool — what you stare at as a kid when the water is draining out of the bathtub. Pronounced exactly like the name, “Eddie,” this word means to swirl in a direction opposite of the current. Any substance like water, fog, smoke, or air can create an eddy, but it is most commonly seen as a term related to water.
1.countable noun. An eddy is a movement in water or in the air which goes round and round instead of flowing in one continuous direction. Synonyms: swirl, whirlpool, vortex, undertow More Synonyms of eddy. 2.verb. To eddy means to move round and round, or to move in a disorganized way.
1. A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion. 2. A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history. intr.v. ed·died, ed·dy·ing, ed·dies.
Eddy Definition. A current of air, water, etc. moving against the main current and with a circular motion; little whirlpool or whirlwind. A drift or tendency that is counter to or separate from a main current, as of opinion, tradition, or history. A contrary movement or trend, limited in importance or effect.
1. ‘The water that by some interruption in its course, runs… 2. transferred. Wind, fog, dust, etc. moving in a similar way… 3. figurative. Earlier version. eddy, n. in OED Second Edition (1989) 1. a1525–.
a circular movement of wind, fog, or smoke an eddy of chill air swirled into the carriage verb Word forms: eddies, eddying, eddied (no object, with adverbial of direction) (of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way the mists from the river eddied round the banks
