how to pronounce tailspin

/ˈtɛɪlˌspɪn/

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tailspin is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of tailspin

noun:

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

verb:

To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.

tailspin frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word tailspin occurs in english on average 0.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics tailspin can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that tailspin can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;

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