tailspin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈteɪlˌspɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈteɪlˌspɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tāl′spin′)

Inflections of 'tailspin' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tailspins
v 3rd person singular
tailspinning
v pres p
tailspinned
v past
tailspinned
v past p
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tailspin n (aircraft: downward spiral)barrena nf
  picado nm
  (AR)picada nf
 The fighter jet went into a tailspin after being shot.
tailspin n figurative (downward spiral, descent) (figurado)picado nm
  (AR, figurado)picada nf
 Her husband's affair sent Chelsea into a tailspin.
tailspin⇒ vi figurative (plummet, collapse) (AmL)venirse en picado, venirse en picada loc verb
  caer en picado, caer en picada loc verb
 Ever since a competing store opened nearby, our store's sales are tailspinning.
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