Usually means: Moved in a circular pattern.
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  1. spiraled: Merriam-Webster
  2. spiraled: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. spiraled: Collins English Dictionary
  4. spiraled: Vocabulary.com
  5. spiraled: Wordnik
  6. spiraled: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. spiraled: Wiktionary
  8. spiraled: Dictionary.com
  9. spiraled: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  10. Spiraled: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. spiraled: TheFreeDictionary.com

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(Note: See spiral as well.)

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noun:  (geometry) A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
noun:  (informal) A helix.
noun:  A self-sustaining process with a lot of momentum involved, so it is difficult to accelerate or stop it at once.
noun:  (rail transport) A section of track that forms a circle and crosses over itself, used for gaining height in mountainous territory.
adjective:  Helical, like a spiral.
verb:  (intransitive) To move along the path of a spiral or helix.
verb:  (transitive) To cause something to spiral.
verb:  (figuratively, intransitive) To increase continually.
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