spiralled
Twisted in circles
Spiralled is the past tense and past participle of spiral, more common in British English (Americans prefer spiraled).
To spiral is to move in a winding path around a central point, like water going down a drain.
Figuratively, things spiral when they escalate in a circular, self-reinforcing way—usually downward: Costs spiralled out of control.
Her thoughts spiralled into panic.
Rotated rapidly once
- spunRotated rapidly
- rotatedTurned on axis
- whirledRotated with speed
- pirouettedExecuted a ballet turn
gyrated · revolved · circled · wheeled · turned · swirled · corkscrewed · twisted
Arranged in spirals
- twistedWound around itself
- curledFormed into coils
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- corkscrewedTwisted in helical path
helix · whorl · volute · coil · curl · ringlet · tendril · corkscrew
Flew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- escalatedIncreased in severity
- balloonedExpanded suddenly outward
rocketed · mushroomed · snowballed · climbed · mounted · intensified · amplified · swelled
twirled
Rotated rapidly once
pirouetted · gyrated · revolved · circled · wheeled · turned · swirled · corkscrewed · twisted · looped
coiled
Arranged in spirals
corkscrewed · helix · whorl · volute · coil · curl · ringlet · tendril · corkscrew · curlicue
soared
Flew or rose dramatically
- skyrocketedRose sharply and suddenly
- surgedIncreased suddenly and forcefully
- escalatedIncreased in severity
ballooned · rocketed · mushroomed · snowballed · climbed · mounted · intensified · amplified · swelled · boomed
whirlpool
Rotating water formation
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- tornadoViolent rotating windstorm
- maelstromViolent whirlpool or upheaval
eddy · twister · funnel · whirlwind · swirl · rotation · centrifuge · turbulence · suction · waterspout
decline
Decrease or refuse
nosedive · freefall · crash · tumble · slump · drop · deterioration · collapse · tailspin · recession
spiralledstabilized
Made steady or constant
levelled off · steadied · plateaued · stabilised · flattened