All eddying antonyms
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E e verb eddying
- hold — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- untwist — to untangle
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- stand — (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- collect — If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people.
- gather — to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- steady — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
- descend — If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- freeze — to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- precede — to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
- straighten — make straight
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- unwrap — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- pile — the lower of two dies for coining by hand.
- stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.