Eddying

Synonyms for "eddying" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (7)

Verb(7 words)
swirlingswirling motionturbulent patternvortical motionvortical structurewhirlwhirling

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
circulationdynamicsflow regimefluid dynamics patternfluid motionmotionrecirculation

More specific

14 entries
back eddycircular flowcircular motiondata cycleeddying currentmesoscale eddyopinion swirlpolicy cycleregional eddyrumor swirlspiral eddyspiral flowspiral motionturbulent flow

Collocations

13 entries
eddying aireddying currenteddying currentseddying floweddying motioneddying streameddying turbulenceeddying watereddying waterslocalized eddyingrapid eddyingstrong eddyingturbulent eddying

Inflections

5 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Far off is seen, above the billowy mere, / Trinacrian AEtna, and the distant roar / of ocean and the beaten rocks we hear, / and the loud burst of breakers on the shore; / high from the shallows leap the surges hoar, / and surf and sand mix eddying.

Source: tatoeba (7334985)

They walked hand in hand to the bridge, leant over the parapet, and watched the river eddying below.

Source: tatoeba (9456729)

If you question a seaman on the subject, whether mere coaster or circumnavigator, he will tell you that in a snow-storm, because of its constant eddyings and gyrations, frequent trimming of sails is more necessary than in any other gale[…]

Source: wiktionary

At last, more from the natural eddying of the crowd than by his own effort, he found himself flung out into the open.

Source: wiktionary

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