What is the meaning of spiraling?

verb

  • To wind or move in a spiral course.
    • usage: "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor"
  • Form a spiral.
    • usage: "The path spirals up the mountain"
  • Move in a spiral or zigzag course.

adjective

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