dizzy
adjective
having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous.
is dizzying
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present progressiveof dizzy (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The disconnect between tone and stakes here is dizzying.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
The action is dizzying, as blue and red tendrils circle around Clive in colorful, abstract displays, and each battle win is punctuated with an operatic choir.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
The effect of watching blustery movement against the film’s fast moving landscape is dizzying.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
"When we are faced with extreme evil, and we experience that it is possible in our society and that it is there, that is what is dizzying," he added.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2022
I haven’t seen a blue sky in a longtime, so when it spreads out above me, I feel the breath catch in my lungs and the effect is dizzying.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
