EDDIED Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

eddied

verb

past tense of eddy

as in swirled

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In the days after Ocasio-Cortez began documenting her egg-freezing, rumors swirled around her relationship status.

— Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
One man desperately clung to a light pole in Cambridge City as muddy, brown water swirled around him, before he was eventually rescued.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of swirled

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Every now and then, a cheer rippled through as players entered the stands to greet fans and sign autographs.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2026
Ever since work began on an ICE facility on the outskirts of Gilroy earlier this year, fear has rippled through much of the community.

— Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of rippled

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Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Luis was dressed in his hospital pyjamas; his pained breathing fogged his mask while the oxygen canister gurgled and whirred.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026

Definition of gurgled

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Hathaway previously addressed the fake pregnancy rumors — which have bubbled up online in recent weeks — at Sunday’s premiere for her latest movie, The End of Oak Street.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
The broiling temperatures released toxic gases and hazardous liquid waste that bubbled up to the surface.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of bubbled

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Those wholesale prices have trickled down to homeowners, with electricity prices outpacing inflation since the end of the pandemic (see chart).

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
These forever chemicals, also known as PFAS or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have leached from everything from firefighting foam to waterproof clothing to nonstick cookware and trickled into the aquifer — the source of our drinking water.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of trickled

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After Holliday stole second, Taylor Ward dribbled a two-run single past Torkelson at first, cutting the Tigers' lead to 7-5.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 July 2026
The 20-year-old Venezuelan expertly controlled the ball with space to work, dribbled into the box, cut to his left and tucked it between Cleveland and the far post for his sixth MLS goal and 10th in all competitions this year.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026

Definition of dribbled

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