eddying
Moving in whorls
Eddying describes circular or swirling movement, typically of water, air, or smoke.
An eddy is a current that moves contrary to the main flow, creating a whirlpool effect: Leaves caught in the eddying water spun lazily near the bank.
The word extends to anything moving in similar patterns: Eddying crowds filled the plaza.
Turning in curves
- circlingMoving around a center
- spiralingCurving in widening circles
- rotatingTurning on an axis
- spinningRevolving around an axis
twisting · coiling · gyrating · revolving · looping · curling · whirling · meandering
Rotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- spiralCurve winding around center
- funnelCone directing flow
whorl · cyclone · tornado · waterspout · sinkhole · suction · centripetal · rotation
swirling
Turning in curves
spinning · twisting · coiling · gyrating · revolving · looping · curling · whirling · meandering · billowing
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- spiralCurve winding around center
funnel · whorl · cyclone · tornado · waterspout · sinkhole · suction · centripetal · rotation · helix
swirl
Rotating, curving movement
ripple · pool · stream · flow · drift · undercurrent · wake · wash · churn · gurgle
smoke
Airborne combustion byproduct
clouds · leaves · snow · wind · air · currents · haze · vapor · particles · debris
- wind actionblowing, gusting, howling, whistling, whipping
- fluid dynamicsfluid mechanics, fluid flow, turbulence, fluid motion, streamlines
- water qualitiesmurky, taste, odor, color, fresh
- flow typeslaminar, turbulent, steady, continuous, intermittent