When something goes spiraling out of control, it becomes much worse than it was originally. The situation might start out as a small problem, but it quickly becomes much worse.
The company's finances went spiraling out of control after they made a mistake.
The relationship went spiraling downhill after they started arguing all the time.
adjective
in the shape of a coil
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The image of the spiral is incorrect.
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The spiral patterens in the weather are not fictitious.
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The waves roll in spiraling currents.
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It's found in the structure of crystals and the spiral of galaxies.
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It added the notable feature of plasma spiraling.
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Open the door and you will be in a spiraling corridor.
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The vaults are painted with spiraling vegetal motifs.
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A spiral stairway leads to the observatory at the top of the structure.
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Notice that the spiral structure ends at the onset of the bulge.
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The centres of the circles in the sequence lie on a logarithmic spiral.