spiralling
Translation
spiraling, escalating, soaring
Examples
The company is facing spiralling debts.
The company is facing spiraling debts.
The spiralling staircase was beautiful.
The spiraling staircase was beautiful.
Grammar Patterns
((noun)) describes a noun that is increasing/decreasing rapidly or is spiral-shaped The company is facing spiraling debts.
Similar Words
Synonyms: escalating, soaring, winding; Antonyms: decreasing, stabilizing
Etymology
From 'spiral', which comes from the Latin 'spira' (a coil). The '-ing' suffix forms the adjective.
Memory Tips
Imagine a spiral shape, either going up (like costs) or down (like a situation), continuously getting worse or bigger.