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Tailspin meaning

  1. The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
  2. A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
  3. Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.

Synonyms of Tailspin

agitation spin acrobatics aerobatics stunting stunt flying

Related words

Other words often associated with Tailspin or its synonyms:

flying flight tumbling turbulence whirl fermentation turmoil revolution feeling twirl ride unrest

Using Tailspin

  • The main meaning on this page is: The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. | A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. | Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
  • Useful related words include: agitation, spin, acrobatics, aerobatics.
  • In the example corpus, tailspin often appears in combinations such as: into tailspin, in tailspin, tailspin and.

Context around Tailspin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 15 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unprecedented 1× chaotic 1× budgetary 1× deeper 1× deadly 1×

Sentence patterns with Tailspin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

into a tailspin 8× a deadly tailspin 1× an unprecedented tailspin 1× even deeper tailspin the government 1× in a tailspin 1× in a tailspin and millions 1× into a tailspin after grim 1× into a tailspin this week 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a further escalation 1× a slump in 1× concerns about the 1× coronavirus outbreaks within 1× d backs manager 1× despite this successful 1×

Common sentence endings:

into a tailspin 8× a deadly tailspin 1× a rescue plan 1× an unprecedented tailspin 1× for three weeks 1× gone too far 1×

Words around Tailspin

Just before it in the word index:

tails 360 tailplane 7 tailpipes 4 tailpipe 36 tailpiece 10 tailors 56

Just after it in the word index:

tailspins 2 tailteann 6 tailwater 11 tailwaters 4 tailwheel 5 tailwheels 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abated 56 aberrations 56 abolitionists 56 activations 56 affaires 56 afrika 56

Corpus analysis for Tailspin

  • In this selection, "tailspin" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unprecedented, chaotic and budgetary stand out and add context to how "tailspin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include into a tailspin and a deadly tailspin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tailspin" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and abolitionists, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tailspin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

From there, Boston’s luck took a tailspin. (8 words)

Detroit (2-29) is suffering through an unprecedented tailspin. (9 words)

A slump in oil prices sent the petroleum-producing economy into a tailspin. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Financial markets have gone into a tailspin after grim news of deaths and outbreaks in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, even as the Chinese epicentre appeared to be calming, with the death toll at its lowest for three weeks. (40 words)

But just as government policies in reaction to the pandemic have worsened this mess, there are some ways our lawmakers could help the state pull out of this budgetary tailspin and avoid prolonged economic pain and suffering. (37 words)

When we started to go into the tailspin, the only way to get out of a tailspin, I’ve always believed this as a coach, you’ve got to work your way out of it. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

When we started to go into the tailspin, the only way to get out of a tailspin, I’ve always believed this as a coach, you’ve got to work your way out of it.

A slump in oil prices sent the petroleum-producing economy into a tailspin.

D-backs manager Torey Lovullo acknowledged his team was struggling, but also confident they would eventually pull out of their tailspin.

Detroit (2-29) is suffering through an unprecedented tailspin.

Moving 100 mercenaries was enough to send the head of the government in the fifth-largest EU country into a tailspin.

Unaccustomed to collaboration, Felix declines Kitty's offer…but a shocking incident sends his life into a sudden, chaotic tailspin.

From there, Boston’s luck took a tailspin.

McIntyre said there was a time when he needed some help because he lost someone close to him and his career was in a tailspin.

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The move not only hurt sales — it sent the company into a tailspin.

And Trump is facing a reelection vote in less than six months, with the U.S. economy is in a tailspin and millions of jobs lost to the shutdown.

As I said, if China indeed were responsible for Covid-19, then it has succeeded beyond imagination, throwing the US presidency and economy into a tailspin.

But just as government policies in reaction to the pandemic have worsened this mess, there are some ways our lawmakers could help the state pull out of this budgetary tailspin and avoid prolonged economic pain and suffering.

Coronavirus outbreaks within the Miami Marlins has sent the 2020 fantasy baseball season into a tailspin.

Enthusiasm over the prospects for a coronavirus vaccine boosted global equities and sent havens into a tailspin this week, though some the moves may have gone too far.

Financial markets have gone into a tailspin after grim news of deaths and outbreaks in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, even as the Chinese epicentre appeared to be calming, with the death toll at its lowest for three weeks.

When the Chinese stock market bubble popped in 2015, sending shares into an even deeper tailspin, the government stepped in with a rescue plan.

With the bird of prey incapacitated, the ship returned fire sending the mysterious ship into a deadly tailspin.

A further escalation of the trade war could disrupt global supply lines and damage an already slowing world economy, sending financial markets into a tailspin.

Concerns about the pace of rate increases, which can make borrowing more expensive and cool off economic growth, had last year sent stock markets into a tailspin.

Despite this successful arrangement, Trump– in defiance of the Pentagon and Congress– has single-handedly sent the region into a tailspin.

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Common combinations with tailspin

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tailspin" in a sentence?
An example: "When we started to go into the tailspin, the only way to get out of a tailspin, I’ve always believed this as a coach, you’ve got to work your way out of it." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "tailspin" from authentic English texts.
What does "tailspin" mean?
Tailspin means: The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
What are synonyms of "tailspin"?
Common synonyms of "tailspin" include: agitation, spin, acrobatics, aerobatics, stunting, stunt flying.
How many example sentences with "tailspin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "tailspin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.