eddy

🇺🇸 /ˈedi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈedi/
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noun
R

A circular movement of a fluid, like water or air.

I watched the leaves form an eddy on the water's surface.

verb
R

To move in a circular pattern.

The wind eddied the fallen leaves into the air.

translation

n. A circular movement of a fluid, like water or air.
v. To move in a circular pattern.

Word Forms

3rd Present eddies
Past eddied
Perfect eddied
Progressive eddying
Plural eddies