spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
is spiralling
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present progressiveof spiral (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The ONS figures prove what retailers have long been telling us – that retail theft is spiralling out of control," said British Retailers Association director Tom Ironside.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
But others worry that this row is spiralling fast out of control.
From BBC ● May 30, 2024
But for ordinary people, the cost of getting out is spiralling.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2023
Experimental drugs are to be fast-tracked into west Africa so that they can be tested and, if they work, save lives in the Ebola epidemic that experts say is spiralling out of control.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 23, 2014
Now, as cyberwar escalates across the globe, there are fears that the burgeoning trade in finding and selling exploits is spiralling out of control—spurring calls for new laws to rein in the murky trade.
From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2013
