spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
spiralled
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past participleof spiral.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof spiral.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
spiralnouna plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
Example Sentences
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Amy Hunter top-scored with 39 but no Irish batter was able to score at a strike-rate above 100 and the run-rate spiralled beyond their grasp, as Mady Villiers and Lauren Filer took three wickets apiece.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The campaigns come one year after protests over lavish perks for lawmakers spiralled into general anti-government anger -- Indonesia's biggest unrest since President Prabowo Subianto took office in 2024.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
"The behaviour spiralled slowly out of control from there," she adds.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The conflict has since spiralled into Europe's deadliest since World War II.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Then their sire launched himself upward and spiralled into the night.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
