Meanings
- UKgerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spiral
Speaking to Parliament on March 23, Sunak announced a temporary cut in fuel duty of 5p per litre to hard-pressed motorists who have faced spiralling prices for diesel and petrol in recent weeks.
2022 April 6, “Network News: Spring Statement: Sunak accused of making rail less competitive”, in RAIL, number 954, page 8
plural spirallings
- Movement in a spiral.
c. 1949-1950, Theodore Roethke, In the Bush of her Bones Dear witch, dear devious dove, I halfway know / The meaning of these giddy spirallings.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivein the shape of a coil
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
spiralling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiralling
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