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spiralling out

spiralling 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 spiralling out

What is spiralling out the present participle and gerund of?
Spiralling out is the present participle and gerund of spiral out.

Words near spiralling out in the dictionary

  1. spiraller
  2. spirallers
  3. spirallike
  4. spirallikeness
  5. spiralling
  6. spiralling out
  7. spirallings
  8. spirally
  9. spirals
  10. spirals of Archimedes
  11. spirals out

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