downspin noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •Any type of movement that goes downwards in a spiraling motion.(She climbs in the cockpit. The plane engine starts to make a definite downspin noise, as in the beginning of the play. On instinct, AE tries one last time to reach the ship. She picks up the radio:) — 1937 •(figurative) a downward spiral.With not enough money to fix her car, and no job prospects, Lilli takes a downspin less flashy than Jamie’s, but just as painful. — 1988 verb1 •To go downwards in a spiraling motion.Down, forever down, with fatherlands! But if we are fallen, and our fall unique, and downspun with demolition — 1964 formsdownspun · downspinning · downspins
