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spiral /ˈspaɪrəl/  

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  • noun
    plural -rals
    [count] a circular curving line that goes around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it
    The glider flew in a wide spiral over the field.
    a situation in which something continuously increases, decreases, or gets worse - usually singular
    an inflationary spiral [=a continuous increase in prices]
    a spiral of problems
    Gas prices continued their dizzying upward spiral. [=gas prices got higher]
    His drug use drove him into a downward spiral. [=his condition became worse and worse]
    American football :a kick or throw in which the ball spins while moving through the air
    The quarterback threw a tight spiral to the receiver.
    verb
    -rals; US -raled or Brit -ralled; US -raling or Brit -ralling
    [no obj]
    always followed by an adverb or preposition :to move in a circle around a central point while getting closer to or farther away from it :to move in a spiral
    Smoke spiraled up from the chimney.
    Vultures spiraled [=circled] overhead.
    The airplane spiraled to the ground and crashed.
    to greatly increase, decrease, or get worse in a continuous and usually fast and uncontrolled way
    The unemployment rate has been spiraling upward.
    The stock market is spiraling downward.
    spiraling [=rapidly increasing] costs
    Let's deal with this crisis before it spirals out of control.
    adjective
    always used before a noun
    winding or circling around a central point and usually getting closer to or farther away from it :shaped or moving like a spiral
    a spiral seashell
    a spiral driveway

    * Các từ tương tự:
    spiral staircase, spiral-bound