adjective

spiralling

spiraling, escalating, soaring

The company is facing spiralling debts.

The company is facing spiraling debts.

The spiralling staircase was beautiful.

The spiraling staircase was beautiful.

((noun)) describes a noun that is increasing/decreasing rapidly or is spiral-shaped The company is facing spiraling debts.

Synonyms: escalating, soaring, winding; Antonyms: decreasing, stabilizing

From 'spiral', which comes from the Latin 'spira' (a coil). The '-ing' suffix forms the adjective.

Imagine a spiral shape, either going up (like costs) or down (like a situation), continuously getting worse or bigger.

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