spiralling

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English

Verb

spiralling

  1. (British spelling) present participle and gerund of spiral
    • 2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8:
      Speaking to Parliament on March 23, Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty of 5p per litre to hard-pressed motorists who have faced spiralling prices for diesel and petrol in recent weeks.

Noun

spiralling (plural spirallings)

  1. Movement in a spiral.
    • c. 1949-1950, Theodore Roethke, In the Bush of her Bones
      Dear witch, dear devious dove, I halfway know / The meaning of these giddy spirallings.