Adjective : a spiral curve. ,a spiral notebook. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : Costs have been spiraling all year. From Dictionary.com.
Kirk, on the other hand, called spiraling government debt a "long-term danger to the American dream.". From Wordnik.com. [Alexi Giannoulias, Mark Kirk Debate On 'Meet The Press'] Reference
And I saw the wing just kind of spiraling down, and, you know, maybe the wing may have hit something and shot it my way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 9, 2009] Reference
"What actually worries me most is some kind of spiraling tensions between both sides.". From Wordnik.com. [The Seattle Times] Reference
This "spiraling" or "viral" effect will hopefully create greater demand for NanoShrink material. From Wordnik.com. [Nano Tech Wire] Reference
The legislation takes aim at some of the most contested card-issuer practices, such as spiraling interest rates. From Wordnik.com. [GS Newswire] Reference
"We risked spiraling downward after September 11," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Zero-Sum Game] Reference
Managers saw the company spiraling into self-directed anarchy. From Wordnik.com. [Playing With Fire] Reference
Today's heavy sales aren't likely to send prices spiraling up. From Wordnik.com. [Under Your Own Roof?] Reference
George W's presidency is tangled in a downward-spiraling market. From Wordnik.com. [Letters And Correction: The Father, The Son And T] Reference
All the while, Greenfeld is gradually spiraling into drug addiction. From Wordnik.com. [Gen X Invades Asia] Reference
He saw two explosions and "" a waterfall of flames '' spiraling down. From Wordnik.com. [Death On Flight 800] Reference
About 3 percent take it to the extreme, spiraling into bulimia or anorexia. From Wordnik.com. [Unhealthy Habits] Reference
Wi-Fi is only one of dozens of variants of wireless in this spiraling movement. From Wordnik.com. [Something in the Air] Reference
A Tyson official complained that the investigation is spiraling out of control. From Wordnik.com. [A Clinton Ally Falls Prey To Whitewater] Reference
"I think the case will just linger and keep spiraling down," says one top FBI official. From Wordnik.com. [Spy Case: Stalled. Blame: Spreading.] Reference
Terrorists scored a direct hit on the American economy, sending it spiraling into recession. From Wordnik.com. ['Lock And Download'] Reference
Without him to care for, overwhelmed by her own family, "she just went spiraling down," said Rusty. From Wordnik.com. [Motherhood And Murder] Reference
To halt the slide, he calls for a global response to prevent the crisis from spiraling out of control. From Wordnik.com. [In A Few Fateful Days] Reference
As a society, we do need to address the spiraling teen-pregnancy rate, especially in the inner cities. From Wordnik.com. [The Murphy Brown Policy] Reference
During the past year she has ignored advice from her economic team on how to rescue the spiraling economy. From Wordnik.com. [Dazed And Confused] Reference
Food shortages, power failures, spiraling prices, and speeches are the hallmark of the Bolivarian republic. From Wordnik.com. [Atención Deficit] Reference
Across the continent, spiraling property prices and poor job prospects are conspiring to keep youngsters living at home. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Youth of Europe] Reference
With crime spiraling out of control in Caracas and other cities, police are taking an increasingly hard line toward crooks. From Wordnik.com. [Venezuela: The Forces Of Disorder] Reference
Now the worldwide financial crisis has sent inflation spiraling and slowed growth, further damaging the government's chances. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise Of The Hindu Right] Reference
Like all of the new expatriate team, Vassilev grew up in Bulgaria but left in 1990 to escape the country's spiraling poverty. From Wordnik.com. [A Royal Leap Of Faith] Reference
As Shchekochikhin sees it, Russia is spiraling into the same cause-and-effect scenario it experienced in the bloody early '90s. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Future] Reference
My sleep patterns had altered, my ability to concentrate (already declining with age) was spiraling down to about 30-second intervals. From Wordnik.com. [Why I Broke One of My 'Cardinal' Rules] Reference
Fortunately, there are some concerned professionals who see the spiraling incarceration of African-American males as a racial disaster. From Wordnik.com. [Lost Behind Prison Bars] Reference
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