noun🔗ShareWirbel, StrudelA current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current."Leaves caught in the eddies near the riverbank swirled in circles while the main current flowed steadily downstream. "Blätter, die sich in den Wirbeln am Ufer verfingen, wirbelten im Kreis, während die Hauptströmung stetig flussabwärts floss.natureweatheroceangeographydirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareWirbel, StrudelA circular current; a whirlpool."The leaves swirled in small eddies behind the large rock in the stream. "Die Blätter wirbelten in kleinen Wirbeln hinter dem großen Felsen im Bach.naturegeographyoceanphysicsenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareWirbel bilden, kreisenTo form an eddy; to move in, or as if in, an eddy; to move in a circle."The leaves began to eddy in the swirling autumn wind near the corner of the building. "Die Blätter begannen sich im wirbelnden Herbstwind in der Nähe der Gebäudeecke zu wirbeln.naturegeographyenvironmentphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading