spiral
noun
1 noun winding curvebís fem2 in a spiral ar nós bísespiral staircase staighre bíse 2 noun vicious circlefáinne fí a downward spiral of poor results fáinne fí de dhrochthorthaíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun ECON movement of prices etcbís fem2 deflationary spiral bís dhíbhoilscitheachinflationary spiral bís bhoilscitheach 4 noun ASTRON spiral galaxybís fem2
adjective
5 adjective windingbíseach adj1 bíse gs as adj spiral binding ceangal bíseachspiral design dearadh bíseachverb
6 verb ECON of prices etc: increase INTRANSITIVEardaigh as éadanméadaigh as cuimsebuilding costs are spiralling tá costais tógála ag ardú as éadanto spiral out of control imeacht ó smacht 7 verb ECON of prices etc: decrease INTRANSITIVEtit go tubaisteachprices are spiralling downwards tá praghsanna ag titim go tubaisteach, tá an tóin ag titim as na praghsanna 8 verb worsen dramatically INTRANSITIVEtéigh chun donais éirigh níos measa 9 verb move in the shape of a spiral INTRANSITIVEsmoke spiralled into the sky d'éirigh an toit ina rollóga san aer, d'éirigh an toit ina duail san aerthe ball went spiralling towards the goal chuaigh an liathróid ag casadh ar nós bíse i dtreo an chúil