How to Pronounce "spiral"
word
/ˈspaɪɹəɫ/
SPY-ruhl
/spˈaɪəɹəl/
SPY-uh-ruhl
Definition
A shape that winds around a center point, getting further or closer with each turn, like a spring or a snail shell. Also used to describe something that continually gets better, worse, bigger, or smaller in a cycle.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈspaɪɹəɫ/
British English
/spˈaɪəɹəl/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SPY-ruhl
UK
SPY-uh-ruhl
Listen in Context
The snail's shell has a beautiful spiral.
She watched the smoke spiral into the sky.
The staircase is a spiral shape.
After he lost his job, things started to spiral out of control.