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had been spiralling

  • past perfect progressive
    of spiral.
    spiral
    noun
    a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.

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Simon's mood had been spiralling downwards for weeks.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2022

When Sir Peter came on board, costs had been spiralling and deadlines slipping because Network Rail promised major changes by 2019 that it simply could not deliver.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2015