View synonyms for dizzying

dizzying

[ diz-ee-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1795–1805; dizzy + -ing ²

Despite a dizzying number of women coming forward against her husband, Camille Cosby refuses to sharpen her blade of vengeance.

In between, The Dude is sometimes helped, but mostly hindered, by a dizzying array of quirky characters.

It was a dizzying time, and Shaquille handled an array of new situations with conspicuous aplomb.

Francis is, of course, the recipient of a dizzying number of invitations.

The drug- and alcohol-fueled excesses build to a dizzying climax that leaves you reeling.

What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?

At first I used to think the effect of so many people whirling round in the same direction dizzying and monotonous.

As for Larry, a dizzying, throbbing emotion permeated his whole astonished being.

For one wild, awful instant, Ruth felt that she would faint, for the world reeled around her in dizzying circles.

There, only a few feet above the water, it darted to the side once more—and fell, and skipped along the water at dizzying speed.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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