- present participle of spiral.
spiraling
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It’s even visible looking at this year’s team that’s currently spiraling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
But on that day, the Wolverines’ punter could almost be forgiven for fumbling a long snap that came spiraling toward him in frigid autumn conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
I walk along the path, and growing up in front of me is the cathedral, spiraling towers reaching high for the sky.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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