Eddying
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Eddying is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of eddy.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of eddy.
More Meanings
- The motion of an eddy.
Example Sentences
At last, more from the natural eddying of the crowd than by his own effort, he found himself flung out into the open.
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[…]
Word Forms
- eddyings
Related Words
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