Claudeisms
Vol. I · № 180
Monday, October 12, 2026

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Whirlpooling...

verb

Definition

  1. 1

    verb

    Rotating rapidly around a central point in such a way that nearby matter is drawn inward.

  2. 2

    verb

    Of a busy subroutine: attracting surrounding work into its own tight loop for the duration.

Example

“Whirlpooling around the hot function.”
— Claude Code, in the eddy