SPIRALLING Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word spiralling. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SPIRALLING
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| coiling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| spiraling | verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| curling | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target adjective satellite • (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | ||||||
| spinning | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • creating thread | ||||||
| turning | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course • act of changing in practice or custom • a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe • a movement in a new direction • the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe • the activity of shaping something on a lathe | ||||||
| twisting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean • the act of rotating rapidly adjective satellite • marked by repeated turns and bends | ||||||
| whirling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the act of rotating in a circle or spiral | ||||||
| circling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point • an unofficial association of people or groups • something approximating the shape of a circle • movement once around a course • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island • street names for flunitrazepam • a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra • any circular or rotating mechanism verb • travel around something • move in a circular path above (someone or something) • form or draw a circle around | ||||||
| gyrating | verb v | |||||
verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | ||||||
| rotating | verb, adverb, adjective v, adv, adj | |||||
verb • turn on or around an axis or a center • exchange on a regular basis • perform a job or duty on a rotating basis • cause to turn on an axis or center • turn outward • plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession | ||||||
| swirling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the shape of something rotating rapidly verb • turn in a twisting or spinning motion • flow in a circular current, of liquids | ||||||
| twirling | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight • the act of rotating rapidly verb • turn in a twisting or spinning motion • cause to spin | ||||||
| volute | noun n | |||||
noun • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| coil | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine • a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb • tubing that is wound in a spiral • reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • make without a potter's wheel • wind around something in coils or loops | ||||||
| helix | noun n | |||||
noun • type genus of the family Helicidae • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | ||||||
| corkscrew | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a bottle opener that pulls corks verb • move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||||||
| gyrate | verb v | |||||
verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis | ||||||
| helical | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| turbinate | noun n | |||||
adjective • of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages noun • any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||
| voluted | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil | ||||||