- present participle of spiral.
spiraling
Example Sentences
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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
"Phobos' orbit is dynamically very special; it is very close to Mars, slowly spiraling inward, and will eventually be disrupted or impact Mars," says Haser.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 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
At my words, Cecilia fell under the spell of the spiraling circles of the earring.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
