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/ˈspaɪɹəl/ · noun
(geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point..
My beloved friends and family who sustained and grounded me as I fell into the rabbit hole of this project or down the spiral of new parenthood.
The formation of tornados and water-spouts is very probably identical with that of dust-storms and "devils," viz., a sudden disturbance of the vertical equilibrium of the atmosphere, where by an upward rush of air is generated, which rapidly becomes spiral.
The falling leaves spiralled down from the tree.
You need to learn how to spiral a ball.
Her debts were spiralling out of control.
Excessive contrarianism against the liberal establishment has also resulted in slopulism spiralling off into the most moronic of conspiracy theories.
She spiralled into a deep depression.
Use spiral when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spiral means (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point..
Common synonyms include swirl, billow, gyrate, spire.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
My beloved friends and family who sustained and grounded me as I fell into the rabbit hole of this project or down the spiral of new parenthood.
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