dizzy
having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height.
to make dizzy.
Origin of dizzy
1Other words from dizzy
- diz·zi·ly, adverb
- diz·zi·ness, noun
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How to use dizzy in a sentence
Like Number Two, The Village itself is dizzily disorienting.
It was nearly as difficult to go back, but he managed to turn slowly and dizzily and reach the shore he had just left.
Gold-Seeking on the Dalton Trail | Arthur R. ThompsonHe buckled dizzily with weakness and nausea, but then an invisible force jolted him upright and motionless.
Restricted Tool | Malcolm B. MorehartForrester watched the body spin dizzily, just as anxious as the girls were to find out who the first winner was going to be.
Pagan Passions | Gordon Randall GarrettFirst on one wing-tip, and then on the other, we corkscrewed dizzily down.
This time she laughed softly, and Mike thought dizzily of the gay chiming of silver bells.
Unwise Child | Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for dizzy
/ (ˈdɪzɪ) /
affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
mentally confused or bewildered
causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
informal foolish or flighty
(tr) to make dizzy
Origin of dizzy
1Derived forms of dizzy
- dizzily, adverb
- dizziness, noun
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