Definitions
flow in a circular current, of liquids
Word origin
From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēa (“water”), equivalent to ed- + ea. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é, and, consequently, cognate with Latin et. Related also to Danish ide (“eddy”), Swedish eda (“eddy”), Norwegian ida, ia, ea (“eddy”), Icelandic iða (“eddy”).
Used in a sentence
“And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.”
“Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.”
“It was as though the room were instantly flooded with water. After a moment’s hesitation first one couple, then another, leapt into mid-stream, and went round and round in the eddies.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Small whirlpool”4 letters
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