spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
was spiraling
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past progressiveof spiral.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But I felt bad for a friend, because I could see that the love story was spiraling out of control.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2024
Such was the story of Bed Bath & Beyond, a definitive meme stock that had people buying shares even as the company was spiraling toward its bankrupt death.
From Slate ● May 13, 2024
Algeria was spiraling into chaos and extremist violence, and Nezzar emerged as the strongman in the junta.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
“Friends” lasted 10 seasons, and Perry was spiraling for most of them, according to his new memoir, the grimly funny, mostly unvarnished and frequently proctological “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 29, 2022
Percy pointed east, where a black winged shape was spiraling toward them.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
