spiral
noun
a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
was spiralling
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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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The last time we met Taylor Swift, she was spiralling.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
A Reuters/Ipsos poll in July indicated that four in five Americans felt the country was spiralling out of control.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2024
In a statement on Sunday, USC President Carol Folt said action had to be taken because the encampment was disrupting exams and preparations for graduation, and the situation was "spiralling in a dangerous direction".
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
The coronavirus death count was spiralling across the country.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2021
The rocket-ship was spiralling out and out and up and up, to keep its rendezvous with the space platform.
From Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster
