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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
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.
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. 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.
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.
Aug 18, 2024 · eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied) (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
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
