as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
the planetarium's dazzling light show left my head swimmy with delight
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Recent Examples of swimmy
This is the swimmy feeling of first falling in love set to sound.
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Kat Bein, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2017
Through the opening movements of Rachmaninoff’s glorious Vespers music, Joe Milller’s 194-voice Westminster Symphonic Choir sounded mushy at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, awash in swimmy acoustics.
—New York Times, 10 Feb. 2017
Kat Bein, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2017
Through the opening movements of Rachmaninoff’s glorious Vespers music, Joe Milller’s 194-voice Westminster Symphonic Choir sounded mushy at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle, awash in swimmy acoustics.
—New York Times, 10 Feb. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmy
Adjective
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Living authors of books investigating the day of rest, a small but select sodality, are probably feeling dizzy right now.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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Signs of dehydration, including dry mouth and throat, infrequent urination and feeling dizzy when standing up.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Parrish, giddy with excitement, led us into the water.—
Henry Wismayer,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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There would be no third consecutive title, no hoisting of the championship cup over heads, no giddy laughter or shouts of joy.—
Tris Wykes,
Twin Cities,
3 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The wistfulness with which the movie treats her is the wooziest thing of all.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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Propulsive percussion and infectious syncopations are in ample supply, but so are weirder, woozier moments keyed to the humid psychedelia of Miami after hours.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Swimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmy. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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