eddy
1 of 2noun
ed·dy ˈe-dē 
plural eddies
1
a
: a current of water or air running contrary to the main current
especially : a circular current : whirlpool
b
: something moving similarly
2
: a contrary or circular current (as of thought or policy)
eddy
2 of 2verb
eddied; eddying
transitive verb
: to cause to move in an eddy
intransitive verb
: to move in an eddy or in the manner of an eddy
Example Sentences
Noun The boat was caught in a powerful eddy. Verb The wind gusted and eddied around us. The waves swirled and eddied against the pier.
Recent Examples on the Web
Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 These events are categorized into easy rider, steady eddy, and speed freak, providing spaces for all kinds of cyclists, and are central to raising funds to support Fearless Flyers. Alex Showerman, Outside Online, 1 June 2021 There was a serene, domestic quality to the scene that felt as enchanted as Natasha’s picnic area: an eddy of calm, however chimerical, carved out of mayhem. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Except instead of air, this spinning bubble (called an eddy) is filled with warm water that can make hurricanes more dangerous, according to Nick Shay, professor of oceanography at the University of Miami. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 May 2022 For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 The loop current is warm-core eddy that meanders north through of the Florida Straits and Yucatán Peninsula. Matthew Cappucci And Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022 The eddy that fueled Hurricane Ida in 2021 was over 86 F (30 C) at the surface and had heat down to about 590 feet (180 meters). Nick Shay, The Conversation, 18 May 2022 Shay said forecasters are worried that present conditions in the Gulf could lead to an eddy early this season, similar to one seen in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina formed. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 May 2022 Jason Parham, Wired, 14 Feb. 2020 In the same way that eddies in a stream alter downstream currents, Elgindi’s work itself prompted a new round of mathematical discovery. Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 The toilets at home were white and eddied the business away. Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019 Even as rhymes ricochet about, the whole seems to eddy from the walls into the room’s center. BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019 The dancers’ bodies seem always a-curve, torsos and arms frequently describing circles in the air, or whole bodies eddying down and pooling out into soft rolls on the floor. Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2019 The generous space between them is insurance that a fire in one is less likely to spread to another, and the arrangement ensures there won’t be a constricted area where the wind might eddy in a blizzard and pile snow against a tent entrance. Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019 This is all great, but no one has ever measured the way that eddies flux heat or CO2. Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2013 Below, a meadow of soft gold wild grass sways in the wind like the bay’s eddying waters. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018 See More
Noun
Forecasters say a coastal eddy will develop west of San Clemente Island before dawn on Friday, causing cooler sea air to flow across San Diego County beaches for part of the day. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 These events are categorized into easy rider, steady eddy, and speed freak, providing spaces for all kinds of cyclists, and are central to raising funds to support Fearless Flyers. Alex Showerman, Outside Online, 1 June 2021 There was a serene, domestic quality to the scene that felt as enchanted as Natasha’s picnic area: an eddy of calm, however chimerical, carved out of mayhem. Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022 Except instead of air, this spinning bubble (called an eddy) is filled with warm water that can make hurricanes more dangerous, according to Nick Shay, professor of oceanography at the University of Miami. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 May 2022 For the weekend, cooling onshore winds will create a coastal eddy, spinning low clouds and fog inland during nights and mornings in a typical seasonal pattern, with temperatures ranging from the high 60s to mid-70s along the coast. Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2022 The loop current is warm-core eddy that meanders north through of the Florida Straits and Yucatán Peninsula. Matthew Cappucci And Jason Samenow, Anchorage Daily News, 24 May 2022 The eddy that fueled Hurricane Ida in 2021 was over 86 F (30 C) at the surface and had heat down to about 590 feet (180 meters). Nick Shay, The Conversation, 18 May 2022 Shay said forecasters are worried that present conditions in the Gulf could lead to an eddy early this season, similar to one seen in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina formed. Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 18 May 2022 Verb
As a result, other stray digital ephemera are sucked into this eddying body—fashion photos of NBA baller Chris Paul, a random clip of someone’s dad—all of them in conversation with one another. Jason Parham, Wired, 14 Feb. 2020 In the same way that eddies in a stream alter downstream currents, Elgindi’s work itself prompted a new round of mathematical discovery. Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 The toilets at home were white and eddied the business away. Vanessa Martir, Longreads, 27 Nov. 2019 Even as rhymes ricochet about, the whole seems to eddy from the walls into the room’s center. BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019 The dancers’ bodies seem always a-curve, torsos and arms frequently describing circles in the air, or whole bodies eddying down and pooling out into soft rolls on the floor. Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2019 The generous space between them is insurance that a fire in one is less likely to spread to another, and the arrangement ensures there won’t be a constricted area where the wind might eddy in a blizzard and pile snow against a tent entrance. Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019 This is all great, but no one has ever measured the way that eddies flux heat or CO2. Quanta Magazine, 11 Apr. 2013 Below, a meadow of soft gold wild grass sways in the wind like the bay’s eddying waters. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2018 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English (Scots) ydy, probably from Old Norse itha
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
1810, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Phrases Containing eddy
Kids Definition
eddy 1 of 2
noun
ed·dy ˈe-dē
plural eddies
: a current of air or water running against the main current or in a circle
eddy
2 of 2verb
eddied; eddying
: to move in a circle : to form an eddy
Biographical Definition
Eddy
biographical name
Ed·dy ˈe-dē
Mary (Morse) 1821–1910 née Baker American founder of the Christian Science Church
eddied
verb
as in swirled
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- swirled
- plashed
- gurgled
- rippled
- bubbled
- trickled
- purled
- dribbled
- lapped
- splashed
- swooshed
- swished
- washed
- dripped
- swashed
- guggled
- spurted
- gushed
- whished
- spewed
- rushed
- squirted
- spouted
- jetted
- dropped
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rolled
- poured
- streamed
- ran
- run
- Father Christmas
- father confessor
- father family
- father figure
- father figures
- father hu
- Father Hugo's rose
- father image
- father images
- father on
- father right
- Father Time
- Father's Day
- father-in-law
- father-lasher
- father-sib
- fathered
- fathered (on)
- fathered on
- fatherhood
- chronicity
- chronicle
- chronicle drama
- chronicle play
- chronicled