What does eddying mean?
Eddying means present participle and gerund of eddy.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of eddy.
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[…]
At last, more from the natural eddying of the crowd than by his own effort, he found himself flung out into the open.
Use eddying when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Eddying means present participle and gerund of eddy.
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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[…]
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