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Definition of "dizzy" []

  • Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall. See Synonyms at giddy. (adjective)
  • Bewildered or confused. (adjective)
  • Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height. (adjective)
  • Caused by giddiness; reeling. (adjective)
  • Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "The American language had begun its dizzy onward march before the Revolution” ( H.L. Mencken). (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dizzy" in a sentence
  • "The latest data point that's got the doubters in a dizzy is a new LA Times poll that shows that Kerry's slipped a couple of points in the wake of the Swift Boat Liars leaky raft."
  • "But at Necco, Green was generous in describing ingredients during a long, old-versus-new tasting that left me dizzy from a sugar rush."
  • "One of the trolls said something about “activist judges” and I got dizzy from the staggering display of stupidity so close to their beloved ACTIVIST SUPREME COURT deciding corporations have more rights than citizens."