giddy

adjective

/ˈɡɪdi/

(comparative giddier, superlative giddiest)

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[not usually before noun] feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall synonym dizzy
- When I looked down from the top floor, I felt giddy.
Extra Examples
- He felt tired and giddy from the sleeping pill.
- I was giddy with the heat.
- My mum came over all giddy and had to sit down.
- Steep stairs may leave you giddy and faint.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- positively
- a little
- slightly
- …
preposition
- from
- with
See full entry
[not usually before noun] giddy (with something) so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally
- She was giddy with happiness.
- She was giddy with anticipation about spending two months with her father.
Topics Feelingsc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- become
- …
adverb
- positively
- a little
- slightly
- …
preposition
- from
- with
See full entry
[usually before noun] making you feel as if you are about to fall
- The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed.
- (figurative) the giddy heights of success
(old-fashioned) (of people) not serious synonym silly
- Isabel’s giddy young sister

Word OriginOld English gidig ‘insane’, literally ‘possessed by a god’, from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.

单词	giddy
释义	giddy adjective /ˈɡɪdi/ /ˈɡɪdi/ (comparative giddier, superlative giddiest) jump to other results [not usually before noun] feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall synonym dizzy When I looked down from the top floor, I felt giddy. Extra Examples He felt tired and giddy from the sleeping pill. I was giddy with the heat. My mum came over all giddy and had to sit down. Steep stairs may leave you giddy and faint. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel become … adverb positively a little slightly … preposition from with See full entry [not usually before noun] giddy (with something) so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally She was giddy with happiness. She was giddy with anticipation about spending two months with her father. Topics Feelingsc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be feel become … adverb positively a little slightly … preposition from with See full entry [usually before noun] making you feel as if you are about to fall The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed. (figurative) the giddy heights of success (old-fashioned) (of people) not serious synonym silly Isabel’s giddy young sister Word OriginOld English gidig ‘insane’, literally ‘possessed by a god’, from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.
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