spiralling

Speech parts

1. spiralling - Noun

2. spiralling - Verb

Derived from spiral

Meaning

spiralling

(British spelling) present participle of spiral

spiralling (plural spirallings)

Movement in a spiral.

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Examples

In April 2010, 18-year-old Melissa Martin-Hughes, from Cheltenham, hanged herself after spiralling into depression. Source: Internet

Dzatsunga said civil servants are demanding the lowest paid among them to get US$475 equivalent at the prevailing interbank rate in the face of the spiralling cost of living, where the bread basket for a family of six is now pegged at ZWL$4 000. Source: Internet

By the early 1980s, many of the surviving First Generation units were reaching the end of their design life, leading to spiralling maintenance costs, poor reliability and a poor public image for the railway. Source: Internet

It provides a forced spiralling flow of traffic, requiring motorists to choose their direction before entering the roundabout. Source: Internet

Senior health officials have urged Stormont ministers to take “urgent and decisive” action to stem spiralling coronavirus infections in Northern Ireland. Source: Internet

Lynda Thomas, chief executive at Macmillan Cancer Support, called on the government to “take control of the spiralling NHS staffing crisis” to ensure nurses are provided the support they “need now more than ever”. Source: Internet

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