make dizzy or giddy

  • 11dizzy — dizzily, adv. dizziness, n. /diz ee/, adj., dizzier, dizziest, v., dizzied, dizzying. adj. 1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. 2. bewildered; confused. 3. causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height …

    Universalium

  • 12dizzy — diz•zy [[t]ˈdɪz i[/t]] adj. zi•er, zi•est, 1) having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous 2) bewildered; confused 3) causing giddiness or confusion: a dizzy height[/ex] 4) heedless; thoughtless 5) inf Informal.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13dizzy — /ˈdɪzi / (say dizee) adjective (dizzier, dizziest) 1. affected with a sensation of whirling, with tendency to fall; giddy; vertiginous. 2. bewildered; confused. 3. causing giddiness: a dizzy height. 4. heedless; thoughtless. 5. Colloquial foolish …

  • 14dizzy — diz·zy || dɪzɪ v. spin, make dizzy; bewilder, confuse adj. light headed, giddy, vertiginous, woozy; confused, bewildered; thoughtless …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 15giddy — giddy, dizzy, vertiginous, swimming, dazzled are comparable when meaning affected by or producing a sensation of being whirled about or around and consequently confused. Giddy and dizzy are often used interchangeably with one another but giddy is …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 16Dizzy — Diz zy (d[i^]z z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier} (d[i^]z z[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi, desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d[ u]sig dizzy, OD. deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 17giddy — ► ADJECTIVE (giddier, giddiest) 1) having or causing a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy. 2) excitable and frivolous. ► VERB (giddies, giddied) ▪ make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation …

    English terms dictionary

  • 18Dizzy (series) — The Dizzy series of computer games, published by Codemasters, was one of the most successful European computer game brands of the late 1980s. The games were based around a central figure: an intelligent egg like creature called Dizzy. The games… …

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  • 19Dizzy series — The Dizzy series of computer games (published by Codemasters) was one of the most successful European computer game brands of the late 1980s. The games were based around a central figure: an intelligent egg like creature called Dizzy. The games… …

    Wikipedia

  • 20giddy — gid·dy (gĭd’ē) adj. gid·di·er, gid·di·est 1) a) Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy. b) Causing or capable of causing dizziness: »a giddy climb to the topmast. 2) Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty: »was giddy with excitement at the… …

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