eddied
Moved in spirals
Eddied is the past tense of eddy, describing circular movement in water, air, or other fluids that runs counter to the main current or flow.
Water eddies around rocks in a stream; smoke eddies in a corner of a room.
The word extends to anything that swirls or moves in circular patterns: Leaves eddied in the autumn wind.
The crowd eddied around the entrance before the doors opened.
Moved in curves
- whirlpoolRotating water formation
- vortexRotating fluid column
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
gyre · spiral · circulation · whorl · flow · stream · turbulence · backwash
swirled
Moved in curves
maelstrom · gyre · spiral · circulation · whorl · flow · stream · turbulence · backwash · undertow
swirled
Moved in curves
wafted · swept · streamed · rustled · fluttered · spiraled · circulated · whirled · dust devil · leaves
milled
Processed by grinding
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- flowedMoved as liquid does
- circulatedDistributed widely
jostled · swarmed · thronged · dispersed · gathered · clustered · streamed · shuffled · meandered · drifted