eddy

IPA: ˈɛdi

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
A circular current; a whirlpool.
(slang) A marijuana edible.
A diminutive of Edward, Edgar, Edwin, or other male given names beginning with Ed-.
A surname.

(intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

Examples of "eddy" in Sentences

Through the furious eddy, which is in that place, the ship stood still as
An eddy occurs when an underwater object causes river current to reverse itself in a circular motion.
Because of the apparently irregular course taken by the current, these currents are called eddy currents.
The eddy was the only thing that saved him, for he could see the dread thing twirling round and round as it tried to reach him.
The reason why it floated _up_ was, that there was at this place what they call an eddy, which is a current near the shore, flowing up the stream.
Against this backdrop, engineers came up with a new way to inspect the valves for cracks, adopting so-called eddy current analysis to look telltale defects indicative of cracks.
Willy felt like a dry leaf in an eddy, which is whirled round and round, yet is all the while making faster and faster for the hungry dimple in the middle, where there is no getting out again.