Antonyms for eddied


Grammar : Verb
Spell : ed-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛd i


Definition of eddied

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 :
  • Then a swirl of other Mercutians anxious to get at the Earthman eddied him out of view.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • It eddied through the sulky between the dashboard and the curtained sides.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • A whirlpool caught the wreck, and there it eddied in dizzying circles.
  • Extract from : « The Young Mountaineers » by Charles Egbert Craddock
  • It was as if the voices of generations of men yet echoed and eddied in the silent air.
  • Extract from : « Curious, if True » by Elizabeth Gaskell
  • They rose and eddied through his mind like the phantasmagoria of a dream.
  • Extract from : « Fashion and Famine » by Ann S. Stephens
  • They circled and eddied and pushed, always staring angrily at the riders.
  • Extract from : « An Outback Marriage » by Andrew Barton Paterson
  • They swirled, eddied and formed a barricade between us and the armored men.
  • Extract from : « The Metal Monster » by A. Merritt
  • They eddied and surged around it in dizzy reds and purples and greens.
  • Extract from : « Rebecca Mary » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • The wind still swirled and eddied into every nook and cranny.
  • Extract from : « His Unknown Wife » by Louis Tracy
  • Back and forth they swirled and eddied, and howled like wild things about carrion.
  • Extract from : « Destiny » by Charles Neville Buck

Synonyms for eddied

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