eddy
verb/ˈedi/
/ˈedi/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they eddy | /ˈedi/ /ˈedi/ |
| he / she / it eddies | /ˈediz/ /ˈediz/ |
| past simple eddied | /ˈedid/ /ˈedid/ |
| past participle eddied | /ˈedid/ /ˈedid/ |
| -ing form eddying | /ˈediɪŋ/ /ˈediɪŋ/ |
- (of air, dust, water, etc.) to move around in a circle synonym swirl
- The waves swirled and eddied around the rocks.
Word Originlate Middle English: probably from the Germanic base of the Old English prefix ed- ‘again, back’.Want to learn more?
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