make dizzy or giddy

  • 21dizzy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. giddy, light headed; slang, silly, mixed up, flighty. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a whirling or spinning sensation] Syn. confused, lightheaded, giddy, bemused, staggering,… …

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  • 22giddy — I. adjective (giddier; est) Etymology: Middle English gidy mad, foolish, from Old English gydig possessed, mad; akin to Old English god god Date: 14th century 1. a. dizzy < giddy from the unaccustomed exercise > b. causing dizziness …

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  • 23giddy — /ˈgɪdi / (say gidee) adjective (giddier, giddiest) 1. frivolously light; impulsive; flighty: a giddy mind; a giddy girl. 2. affected with vertigo; dizzy. 3. attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb. –verb (t) (giddied, giddying) 4. to&#8230; …

  • 24giddy — 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, giddying, giddied) make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation. Phrases …

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  • 25To make light of — Light Light, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[=i]ht, le[ o]ht; akin to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[=i]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan. let, Sw. l[ a]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.&#8230; …

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  • 26Dizzied — Dizzy Diz zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizzying}.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. [1913 Webster] If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott …

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  • 27Dizzying — Dizzy Diz zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizzying}.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. [1913 Webster] If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott …

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  • 28gid´di|ness — gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a …

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  • 29gid´di|ly — gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a …

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  • 30gid|dy — «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a …

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