Eddy

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɛd.i/
• Rhymes: -É›di

Origin

From Middle English eddy, from either Old English edēa (< ed- "turning" + ēa "water"), equivalent to - + ea; or from Old Norse iða

Etymology in Webster's Dictionary

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Full definition of eddy

Noun

1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
2. A circular current; a whirlpool.
• DrydenAnd smiling eddies dimpled on the main.
• AddisonWheel through the air, in circling eddies play.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.
• WordsworthEddying round and round they sink.

Anagrams

• dyed