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[ teyl-spin ] / ˈteɪlˌspɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tailspin ON THESAURUS.COM
noun Also tail spin .spin (def. 23). a sudden and helpless collapse into failure, confusion, or the like. verb (used without object), tail·spinned, tail·spin·ning.to take or experience a sudden and dramatic downturn: After the mill closes, the local economy may tailspin. Origin of tailspinFirst recorded in 1910–15; tail1 + spin Words nearby tailspintail plane, tailrace, tail rotor, tails, tail skid, tailspin, tailstock, tailwater, tail wheel, tailwind, Taimyr Peninsula Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tailspinShockingly, it was not the mass gay-and-straight wedding that sent some of his peers into a tailspin that bothered Beck. He's Back! Glenn Beck Says Obama Will Throw Opponents in Internment Camps|Caitlin Dickson|February 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST So there we have it: another lewd, dull-witted performance has sent America into a tailspin of indignation. Miley Cyrus: The Nadir of American Civilization?|Tunku Varadarajan|August 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Russia-U.S. relations were in a tailspin when Obama entered office. Obama: Eisenhower Republican?|Noah Kristula-Green|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST A glass of wine may help you go down for the night, but a few too many can send your sleep cycle into a tailspin. Why Booze Ruins Women's Sleep|Kate Dailey|February 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She got him back on the meds, she said, but he remained in a tailspin. David Kenney and Alaska's Bizarre Murder Case|Winston Ross|November 10, 2010|DAILY BEAST Yes, he had all but gone into a tailspin, and that with his motor thundering at its best. Riddle of the Storm|Roy J. Snell Many a time Ive seen you pull your plane out of a tailspin and make a perfect landing. Gypsies of the Air|Bess Moyer As she stepped inside this gigantic barrel her mind went into a tailspin. Hour of Enchantment|Roy J. Snell She side-slipped, her nose dipped down, an she went into a tailspin. Famous Flyers|David Goodger (goodger@python.org) Instantly the heavy plane went into a tailspin and plunged earthward. Riddle of the Storm|Roy J. Snell
British Dictionary definitions for tailspin
nounaeronautics another name for spin (def. 16) informal a state of confusion or panic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with tailspinThe American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to tailspinslide, plunge, slope, declivity, tumble, grade, sag, header, slip, settlement, decline, droop, gradient, swoop, declension, inclination, sinking, crash, slant, coast |