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eddy

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1. eddy - Noun

2. eddy - Verb

3. Eddy - Proper noun

Meaning

A current of air or water running back, or in a direction contrary to the main current.

A current of water or air moving in a circular direction; a whirlpool.

To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.

To collect as into an eddy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I decided I'd never do a series again, but I was offered a pilot for a series through Eddy Murphy Productions, and that was the gig that got me Parker Lewis. Corin Nemec

We had adopted a kind of solar uniformitarianism," solar physicist John (Jack) Eddy suggested in retrospect. "As people and as scientists we have always wanted the Sun to be better than other stars and better than it really is. John A. Eddy

And one of my favorites was Eddy Arnold of course. He just had that smooth, soulful voice. Little Milton

As a sunbeam quivers upon the walls of a house when flung up from water, which is just poured forth in a caldron or a pail may be; and hither and thither on the swift eddy does it dart and dance along. Apollonius of Rhodes

I thought what I was good at doing was playing real simple guitar licks, since I'd cut my teeth on what Duane Eddy was doing; licks that were simple but had staying power. John Fogerty

He has ''. Eddy fumbled for her high school French. 'A heart like an artichoke?' '. He has a leaf for everyone, but makes a meal for no one. Poppy Z. Brite

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