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spiral out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables
spi-ral out
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have a panic attack; to be overcome by sadness, anxiety, etc.; to freak out

Informal; Intransitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

spirals out (present, singular) spiraling out (US, participle) spiralling out (UK, participle) spiraled out (US, participle) spiraled out (US, past) spiralled out (UK, participle) spiralled out (UK, past)

Questions

What does spiral out mean?
To have a panic attack; to be overcome by sadness, anxiety, etc.; to freak out

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