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[ diz-ee ] / ˈdɪz i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dizzy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est.having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. bewildered; confused. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height. heedless; thoughtless. Informal. foolish; silly. verb (used with object), diz·zied, diz·zy·ing.Origin of dizzybefore 900; Middle English dysy,Old English dysig foolish; cognate with Low German düsig stupefied OTHER WORDS FROM dizzydiz·zi·ly, adverbdiz·zi·ness, nounWords nearby dizzyDIYer, dizain, dizen, dizygotic, dizziness, dizzy, dizzying, D.J., Djailolo, Djaja, Djajapura Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dizzyWhen I finally crested the ridge, my breath was coarse, and my head felt dizzy. I Tried to Climb the Largest Sand Dune in North America|Emily Pennington|September 22, 2020|Outside Online By the second week, which she describes as “the scariest and hardest on my body,” her chest was burning and she was dizzy. Covid-19 “long haulers” are organizing online to study themselves|Tanya Basu|August 12, 2020|MIT Technology Review The New York Post quoted a source saying, “He had been taking blood pressure medication and had experienced some dizzy spells.” Camilla's Brother Died After Falling In Gramercy Park Hotel Revolving Doors|Tom Sykes|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST “As a result, doing both exercise and a cleanse can leave you feeling tired, dizzy and nauseous,” she says. Is Your Juice Cleanse Doing More Harm Than Good?|DailyBurn|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the end of their segment, the BBC commentator Hazel Irvine noted how dizzy they must be. Sorry Putin, the Sochi Opening Ceremony Was Totally Gay|Tim Teeman|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST The CBS network has now been switched off for millions of viewers, and the propaganda war would make George Orwell dizzy. Bickering Behemoths: Time Warner Cable Dispute With CBS Leaves Viewers in the Dark|Lloyd Grove|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST And maybe her concussion was pretty bad, and she was dizzy and miserable and in bed a lot, and eventually the clot returned. How Serious Is Hillary Clinton’s Blood Clot and Hospitalization?|Kent Sepkowitz|December 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST He closed his dizzy frightened eyes, struck the waters of the lake, then disappeared from sight. The Brownies and Prince Florimel|Palmer Cox All the dizzy and colossal things conceded depend upon one small thing withheld. Orthodoxy|G. K. Chesterton Cradocks head was dizzy still, the bleeding had done him good. Cradock Nowell, Vol. 1 (of 3)|Richard Doddridge Blackmore He walked round the room, blundering into things, dizzy with the thought that his great dream had come true. The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train The heavy odor of the hospital, mingled with the scent of pine and evergreen in the chapel; made her dizzy.
British Dictionary definitions for dizzy
adjective -zier or -ziestaffected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy mentally confused or bewildered causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment informal foolish or flighty verb -zies, -zying or -ziedDerived forms of dizzydizzily, adverbdizziness, nounWord Origin for dizzyOld English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quiet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dizzygiddy, groggy, woozy, distracted, shaky, dumb, wobbly, dazed, crazy, foolish, silly, skittish, blind, muddled, bewildered, bemused, puzzled, light, addled, reeling |