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spiral

/ˈspaɪrəl/

US UK

noun

plural -rals

[count] a circular curving line that goes around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it

The glider flew in a wide spiral over the field.

a situation in which something continuously increases, decreases, or gets worse - usually singular

an inflationary spiral [=a continuous increase in prices]

a spiral of problems

Gas prices continued their dizzying upward spiral. [=gas prices got higher]

His drug use drove him into a downward spiral. [=his condition became worse and worse]

American football :a kick or throw in which the ball spins while moving through the air

The quarterback threw a tight spiral to the receiver.

verb

-rals; US -raled or Brit -ralled; US -raling or Brit -ralling

[no obj]

always followed by an adverb or preposition :to move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it :to move in a spiral

Smoke spiraled up from the chimney.

Vultures spiraled [=circled] overhead.

The airplane spiraled to the ground and crashed.

to greatly increase, decrease, or get worse in a continuous and usually fast and uncontrolled way

The unemployment rate has been spiraling upward.

The stock market is spiraling downward.

spiraling [=rapidly increasing] costs

Let's deal with this crisis before it spirals out of control.

adjective

always used before a noun

winding or circling around a central point and usually getting closer to or farther away from it :shaped or moving like a spiral

a spiral seashell

a spiral driveway

* Các từ tương tự:
spiral staircase, spiral-bound