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Antonyms for eddying

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ed-ee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛd i

Definition of eddying

Origin : 1810, from eddy (n.). Related: Eddied; eddying.

As in roll : verb revolve, turn; proceed smoothly
As in surge : verb rush, usually in liquid form
As in swirl : verb spin around
As in turn : verb revolve, curve
As in whirl : verb spin around
As in bubble : verb foam, froth up, especially with sound

Example sentences :

A moment more and we are in the midst of the eddying, rushing, foaming rapids.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

My gaze was bewildered by the endless, eddying stream of birds.
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

The eddying, swirling, hissing water was dragging at her feet.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Pursuit » by Burt L. Standish

It was no longer stagnant now, but seething and eddying like a whirlpool.
Extract from : « The Romance of Golden Star ... » by George Chetwynd Griffith

All without and within the man was eddying, swirling blackness.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

In the court the wind was eddying, and beneath some door he could hear it drone insistently.
Extract from : « Simon » by J. Storer Clouston

The night wind burst in, eddying, and puffed out the lamp with a breath.
Extract from : « Americans All » by Various

The pool is formed by the eddying of the stream round a rock.
Extract from : « Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing » by George Barton Cutten

I could only hope that it would not turn over in the eddying waters.
Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston

But sharks and porpoises are too small to have made this eddying.
Extract from : « Creatures of the Abyss » by Murray Leinster

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