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spiraling out

spiraling out is the present participle and gerund of spiral out.

Meaning of spiral 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

Questions about spiraling out

What is spiraling out the present participle and gerund of?
Spiraling out is the present participle and gerund of spiral out.

Words near spiraling out in the dictionary

  1. spiralian
  2. spiralians
  3. spiraliform
  4. spiralin
  5. spiraling
  6. spiraling out
  7. spiralings
  8. spiralise
  9. spiralised
  10. spiraliser
  11. spiralisers

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