- present participle of spiral.
spiraling
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Insurers are divided over how best to respond to the spiraling risks—and opportunities—from AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
The writing grows spiraling and obsessive as it develops each possibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
In satellite images nor'easters can look strikingly like a hurricane, with spiraling clouds forming over the ocean that span hundreds of miles of coastline.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
The United Nations, now with a fixed escalator, kicks off its General Assembly, with all attention on the spiraling war in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Harry shouted, his voice echoing across the empty hilltop, and several blackbirds rose into the air, squawking and spiraling against the pearly sky.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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