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- Dictionaryspiralling/ˈspʌɪrəlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or forming a spiral shape: "the office's most eye-catching feature is the grand spiralling staircase"
- 2. showing a continuous and dramatic increase: "spiralling property prices are making the city increasingly unattractive"
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1. a. : the path of a point in a plane moving around a central point while continuously receding from or approaching it. b. : a three-dimensional curve (such as a helix) with one or more turns about an axis. 2. : a single turn or coil in a spiral object. 3. : something having a spiral form as:
Spiralling is the present participle of spiral, which means to form a series of curves that get closer and closer to a point or line. Learn how to use spiralling in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus.
a situation in which a price, etc. becomes lower, or a situation gets worse and is difficult to control because one bad event causes another: This year's downward spiral of house prices has depressed the market. See more.
The matter spiralling in onto the black hole becomes so hot and luminous that it outshines its entire galaxy with billions of stars. From Phys.Org She entered a protracted, spiralling depression.
A spiral is a curve that winds around a fixed center point at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance. Learn about different types of spirals, their applications, and related terms such as helix, volute, and spiral binding.
On the first page there was a prone body, with a broken aeroplane in the distance and smoke spiralling up. Whichever way he looked at it, he was caught in circumstances that seemed to be constantly spiralling out of control.
a. A curve on a plane that winds around a fixed center point at a continuously increasing or decreasing distance from the point. b. A three-dimensional curve that turns around an axis at a constant or continuously varying distance while moving parallel to the axis; a helix.
