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dizzying

[ diz-ee-ing ]
/ ˈdɪz i ɪŋ /
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adjective
making or tending to make one dizzy: The tower rose to dizzying heights.
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Origin of dizzying

First recorded in 1795–1805; dizzy + -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM dizzying

diz·zy·ing·ly, adverb

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