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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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Perhaps more pertinent is the footballing idiom 'doing a Leeds', which addresses the Whites' fall during that era from the dizzying heights of a Champions League semi-final to relegation three years later.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Trade unionist Yao Yao, based in the western city of Duekoue, voiced disappointment the state was not doing more to offset "such a dizzying drop".

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 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

So if it did permit tariffs, Roberts noted, it would leave the president “free to issue a dizzying array of modifications at will.”

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2026

The sounds and smells swelled around them in a dizzying cloud.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

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