giddier; giddiest
1
a
: dizzy
giddy from the unaccustomed exercise
b
: causing dizziness
a giddy height
c
: whirling rapidly
plural -es
: the quality or state of being giddy
all the gaiety and spirits, but … little of the giddiness of youth—
Earl of Chesterfield
Earl of Chesterfielda dimness and giddiness crept over him—Charles Dickens
Charles DickensExamples of giddy in a Sentence
Adjective
The news made him positively giddy.
He was giddy with delight.
The room was filled with giddy laughter.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
The implications for future Fed policy moves had investors giddy this week.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
And then there are the uptempo perennials that made Highland, California the giddiest place on earth.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 19 June 2026
Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Verb
Title teams don’t go getting ahead of themselves, don’t keep needing late-game pressure to giddy up, don’t wait for the threat of a 21-point deficit to get going.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025
The implications for future Fed policy moves had investors giddy this week.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giddy. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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