Definition of "eddy" in inglés

noun

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

2. A circular current; a whirlpool.

verb

1. (intransitive) To form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle.

   • He waded out, the stream eddying around his legs.
   • It’s a uniquely American news story, one that eddies until it surges, and then, after it has mostly receded from view, surges again.

noun

1. (slang) A marijuana edible.