spiraling

4.8

Something that winds around a center like a snail shell

adjective
/ˈspaɪrəlɪŋ/

: en espiral

The roller coaster had a thrilling section of spiraling tracks that made riders feel weightless.

Feel sensations that I would describe as a spiraling open vortex.

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Examples

But its March was halted when a high pressure zone from the north blocked its progress, causing the counterclockwise spiralling storm to whip its winds into New York.
The moon is still spiraling away from the the Earth, but much slower than it once was.
You see the anxiety and all the mental spiraling that it caused.
It would be immoral to leave these young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.
So you're to imagine the material spiralling around in orbit around this very dense object and very violently orbiting.
Beliefs sloshes around in the firmament like lumps of clay spiraling into a Potter's wheel.
She watched the leaves spiraling down from the tree as the wind picked up.
The artist created a sculpture that featured spiraling shapes rising gracefully into the air.

Synonyms

spiral

vsspiraling

25 3.8

Having a curved shape that winds around a center like a coil

is the action form showing continuous movement around a center

helical

vsspiraling

3 6.7

In the shape of a spiral, like a twisted staircase

is the common word for general winding around a center

swirly

vsspiraling

1 3.9

Having curved lines or patterns that twist and flow

is the neutral term for continuous winding shape or motion

coiled

vsspiraling

1 4.3

Shaped like tight rings or spirals

means broader continuous winding around a center, not only tight rings

coiling

vsspiraling

4.4

Has a spiral shape like a snake or rope

emphasizes continuous winding around a center rather than forming rings

voluted

vsspiraling

9.0

A thing that is coiled in a spiral like a snail shell

is the neutral term for continuous winding around a center

volute

vsspiraling

Specialized

9.2

Something that has a spiral or coil shape for decoration

is the general word for winding or moving around a center

turbinate

vsspiraling

Specialized

9.8

Shaped like a spiral, for example a snail shell

is the broader word for any object winding around a center

gyratory

vsspiraling

7.9

Moving in a circular or spiral way

emphasizes the shaped or static winding rather than the moving action

whorled

vsspiraling

Specialized

8.6

Arranged in a circle or spiral around a plant stem

is the general term for winding around a center in any context

pinwheel-shaped

vsspiraling

6.1

A round shape with spiral arms like a child's pinwheel

focuses on continuous curved winding rather than radiating blade patterns

spiral-shelled

vsspiraling

7.0

Having a shell shaped like a spiral

is the general word for winding around a center across items

twisting

vsspiraling

3.7

Having many bends and turns like a winding road

requires actual winding around a central point rather than random bends

How Twisted

helicity

Specialized

9.9

to twist

231 1.7

spiraling

4.8

coiling

4.4

curve

209 2.3

straightness

1 1.0

Surface Forms

spiraling positive

spiraller comparative

spiralier comparative

spiralest superlative

Morphology

spiraling = spiral (transparent) = spiral + ing

The adjective 'spiraling' is transparently derived from 'spiral' with the addition of the suffix '-ing' to indicate a continuous action or state.

Etymology

Spiraling comes from spiral, which goes back to the Latin root spira meaning 'coil' or 'twist'. Think of a rope or a shell turning round a center, so spiraling means winding or moving in a curve around a point.