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tailspins

tailspins is the plural of tailspin.

Meaning of tailspin

Noun

tailspin (plural tailspins)

  1. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
    • The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.
  2. (figuratively) A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
    • Just hours after leaving the institution, she suffered another tailspin.
  3. (figuratively) Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
    • The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.

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Questions about tailspins

What is tailspins the plural of?
Tailspins is the plural of tailspin.

Words near tailspins in the dictionary

  1. tailspikes
  2. tailspin
  3. tailspine
  4. tailspinned
  5. tailspinning
  6. tailspins
  7. tailspot
  8. tailspots
  9. tailspun
  10. tailstand
  11. tailstands

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tailspins (page history and authors); tailspin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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