dizzier; dizziest
2
a
: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall
b
: mentally confused
3
a
: causing giddiness or mental confusion
dizzy heights
b
: caused by or marked by giddiness
c
: extremely rapid
prices climbing at a dizzy rate
dizzied; dizzying
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Examples of dizzy in a Sentence
Adjective
The children were dizzy after spinning in circles.
I'm feeling a bit weak and dizzy. I think I'm having a dizzy spell.
Complex math problems make me dizzy.
looking down from dizzy heights
Prices rose at a dizzy rate.
the dizzy pace of our lives
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The 38-year-old ski mountaineer felt weak and dizzy.
—Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The player has so many options that the possibilities are dizzying at first and then inconsequential as the easiest solutions win out.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
The 38-year-old ski mountaineer felt weak and dizzy.
—Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Verb
The ones that will remain for now, according to The Verge: Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend, Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls, You vs. Wild, and Bandersnatch, which pushed the format to dizzying complexity in 2019.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
The player has so many options that the possibilities are dizzying at first and then inconsequential as the easiest solutions win out.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Dizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dizzy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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