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dizzying

American  
[diz-ee-ing] / ˈdɪz i ɪŋ /

adjective

  1. making or tending to make one dizzy.

    The tower rose to dizzying heights.

Other Word Forms

  • dizzyingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of dizzying

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

Example Sentences

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He told The Sunday Times that viral fame was "dizzying".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

At the top of many people's minds is Elon Musk's xAI, which has gone the farthest and at dizzying speed in building AI infrastructure in Memphis and neighbouring Mississippi.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Today the theaters’ rivals are the screens everyone has available 24 hours a day—personal screens on which they can stream a dizzying roster of movies new and old.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

In a time where every “smart” device is marketed with dizzying arrays of features, that simplicity can feel downright revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

I walked back to the kitchen, comparing the clean, balanced equation to the mayhem of unfinished computations and dizzying sketches.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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