“the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action”
verb
form a spiral
“The path spirals up the mountain”
verb
move in a spiral or zigzag course
adjective
in the shape of a coil
Word Forms
gyration
noun
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
spiral
noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
coil
noun
a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)
helix
noun
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
volute
noun
ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
spiralförmig
sich winden oder spiralförmig bewegen
🇫🇷French
spirale
s'enrouler ou se déplacer en spirale
🇪🇸Spanish
espiral
enrollarse o moverse en espiral
🇮🇹Italian
spirale
avvolgere o muoversi in un percorso a spirale
🇳🇱Dutch
spiraalvormig
in een spiraalvormige koers winden of bewegen
🇵🇹Portuguese
espiralando
enrolar ou mover-se em espiral
🇷🇺Russian
спиральный
наматывать или двигаться по спирали
India
🇮🇳Hindi
चढ़ती
सर्पिल दिशा में घूमना या घूमना
🇧🇩Bengali
সর্পিল
একটি সর্পিল কোর্সে বায়ু বা সরানো
🇮🇳Tamil
சுழல்
காற்று அல்லது சுழல் போக்கில் நகர்த்துதல்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్పైలింగ్
స్పైరల్ కోర్సులో గాలి లేదా తరలించడానికి
🇮🇳Marathi
सर्पिल
वारा किंवा सर्पिल मार्गात हलवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
સર્પાકાર
પવન અથવા સર્પાકાર માર્ગમાં ખસેડવા માટે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ
ಸುರುಳಿಯಾಕಾರದ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಾಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸರಿಸಲು
🇮🇳Malayalam
സർപ്പിളമായി
ഒരു സർപ്പിള ഗതിയിൽ കാറ്റ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നീങ്ങുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਘੁੰਮਣਾ
ਹਵਾ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਚੱਕਰੀ ਕੋਰਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਣ ਲਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
سرپل
سرپل کورس میں ہوا یا حرکت کرنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
螺旋式
沿着螺旋路线缠绕或移动
🇯🇵Japanese
螺旋状の
螺旋状に巻いたり移動したりする
🇰🇷Korean
나선형
나선형 코스로 감거나 움직이다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xoắn ốc
cuộn dây hoặc di chuyển theo đường xoắn ốc
🇹🇭Thai
หมุนวน
หมุนหรือเคลื่อนที่เป็นเกลียว
🇮🇩Indonesian
sulur
untuk berputar atau bergerak dalam jalur spiral
🇵🇭Filipino
umiikot
sa hangin o lumipat sa isang spiral course
🇲🇾Malay
berpilin
untuk angin atau bergerak dalam laluan berpilin
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تصاعدي
للرياح أو التحرك في مسار حلزوني
🇮🇷Persian
مارپیچی
باد یا حرکت در مسیر مارپیچی
🇹🇷Turkish
spiral şeklinde
sarmal bir rotada sarmak veya hareket etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
מתפתל
להתפתל או לנוע במסלול ספירלי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'spiraling'?
The primary meaning of 'spiraling' is 'to wind or move in a spiral course'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'spiraling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'spiraling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'spiraling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'spiraling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'spiraling' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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