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spiraling

/ˈspaɪ.rə.lɪŋ/
adjective CEFR B2

Definition

Moving in a continuous curve that winds around a center point, getting closer or farther as it goes.

Can describe a staircase, a galaxy, or — negatively — a situation getting worse and worse.

Etymology From spiral, from Latin spira, 'a coil.'