- present participle of spiral.
spiraling
Americanadjective
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in the pattern or shape of a spiral.
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moving or operating in a spiral pattern.
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In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Its orbit is extremely close to Mars, and the moon is gradually spiraling inward.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“They aren’t hiking because inflation is spiraling higher or inflation expectations are becoming un-anchored,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Concerns are rising inside AI labs that competition is pushing tech companies to race toward self-improving models that risk spiraling out of human control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
I kept spiraling, and I kept going to the counselor.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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