noun

a circular movement of water causing a small whirlpool.

the current was forming foam-lipped eddies along the bank

swirl,whirlpool,vortex,maelstrom,countercurrent,counterflow,suckhole,Charybdis

verb

(of water, air, or smoke) move in a circular way.

the mists from the river eddied round the banks

swirl,whirl,spiral,wind,churn,swish,circulate,revolve,spin,twist,flow,ripple,stream,surge,seethe,billow,foam,froth,boil,ferment