spiral

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaɪərəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspaɪrəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spī′rəl)

Inflections of 'spiral' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
spirals
v 3rd person singular
spiralling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
spiraling
v pres p (US)
spiralled
v past (Mainly UK)
spiraled
v past (US)
spiralled
v past p (Mainly UK)
spiraled
v past p (US)

spiral
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Synonyms:
winding Collocations, circling, cochlear, coiled, helical, whorled, radial, screw-shaped, circumvoluted, curled, rolled, scrolled, tendrillar, wound Collocations, shell-shaped, conch-shaped


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