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spiral out

spiral out verb: to have a panic attack; to be overcome by sadness, anxiety, etc.; to freak out.

Verb

spiral out (third-person singular simple present spirals out, present participle (US) spiraling out or (UK) spiralling out, simple past and past participle (US) spiraled out or (UK) spiralled out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To have a panic attack; to be overcome by sadness, anxiety, etc.; to freak out

Forms of spiral out

third-person singular presentspirals out
present participle USspiraling out
present participle UKspiralling out
past participle USspiraled out
past USspiraled out
past participle UKspiralled out
past UKspiralled out

Questions about spiral out

What does spiral out mean?
Spiral out means to have a panic attack; to be overcome by sadness, anxiety, etc.; to freak out.
What part of speech is spiral out?
Spiral out is a verb.
What is the past tense of spiral out?
The past tense of spiral out is spiraled out.

Words near spiral out in the dictionary

  1. spiral gingers
  2. spiral nebula
  3. spiral nebulae
  4. spiral nebulas
  5. spiral of Archimedes
  6. spiral out
  7. spiral pass
  8. spiral passes
  9. spiral pump
  10. spiral pumps
  11. spiral spring

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