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English[]

Etymology[]

Middle English, from either Old English edēa (< ed- "turning" + ēa "water") or from Old Norse iða[1].

Pronunciation[]

  • (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɛd.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdi

Noun[]

Singular
Eddy

Plural
edd

Eddy (edd)

  1. A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. Especially a circular current.

Translations[]

See also[]

  • dust devil

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Eddy

Third person singular
eddies

Simple past
eddied

Past participle
-

Present participle
eddying

to Eddy (third-person singular simple present eddies, present participle eddying, simple past and past participle eddied)

  1. (intransitive) To form an eddy.

References[]

  1. Etymology in Webster's Dictionary

Anagrams[]

  • ddey,
  • dyed

ar:eddy es:eddy fr:eddy io:eddy kn:eddy hu:eddy ml:eddy ta:eddy te:eddy vi:eddy zh:eddy

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