eddying
present participle ofeddy
eddy
verb[I]
uk/ˈed.i/us/ˈed.i/Ifwater,wind,smoke, etc. eddies, itmovesfastin acircle:
Thewatereddied around in awhirlpool.
Synonyms
swirl
whirl
[+ adv/prep]
If alargegroupofpeopleeddiessomewhere, thepeoplego there together whileconstantlymovingaround withintheirgroup:
Hejoinedthefloodofstudentseddying toward thesecond-floorlockers.
Shewatchedthesmallgroupsofprotesterseddyacrossthecourtyard.
[+ adv/prep]
to come and go inlargequantities, withoutbecomingfirmlyfixed:
He isadeptatplacingEinstein in thestreamofideasandtheoriesthat eddied about in theintellectualcurrentsof theday.
But what is all thisstuffthat eddies inyourheadall thetime?
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- discharge
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leak
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- slosh
- spit
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
- washsomethingaway
- waterborne
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
Temporary
Examplesofeddying
eddying
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It's a piece of dizzying choral virtuosity, sometimes clearing into crystalline diatonic transparency but more ofteneddyinginto swirls of dissonant polyphony.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It was suggested that part of this energy loss occurred near the lower edge of the barrier where aneddyingmotion with separation was observed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We have clearly shown that if individualeddyingmotions are to be studied, radial rather than axial velocity signals must be used, especially in the mixing region.
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By the time train 48 arrived there with its triple load of passengers,eddyingsmoke was visible in the tunnel ahead.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Unlike particulate packings, no shear forces oreddyingeffects are apparent in monolith columns.
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