- present participle of spiral.
spiraling
Example Sentences
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“They aren’t hiking because inflation is spiraling higher or inflation expectations are becoming un-anchored,” she said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
As the hyperscale build-out gathers pace, the dollar value of assets exposed to potential catastrophe is spiraling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The most widely accepted astrophysical explanation for this background is a population of supermassive black hole binaries gradually spiraling inward.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Across the UK, council chiefs said budgets were being severely stretched by the spiraling cost of providing care, homelessness services and supporting looked after children as well as providing home to school transport.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The tufty-haired wizard waved his wand high over the heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
