eddy
To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circleTo form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
» An eddy is a circular current of water.
Водоворот - это круговой поток воды. — marafon
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.
- flow in a circular current, of liquids
Examples
5 sentencesAn eddy is a circular current of water.
ruВодоворот - это круговой поток воды. — marafon
Water eddies around the rocks near the shore.
The rapids are fast and continuous, with very few eddies or calm spots.
They walked hand in hand to the bridge, leant over the parapet, and watched the river eddying below.
deSie gingen Hand in Hand zur Brücke, lehnten sich über das Geländer und sahen zu, wie der Fluss unten Strudel bildete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Eddy has a lot of influence on her. She does everything he says.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English eddy, from Old English edēa, from ed- (“turning, back, reverse”) + ēaFrom 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”).
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Forms
eddies, eddying, eddied, eddiedSynonyms
4 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle