as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot
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Recent Examples of woozy
Trailblazer, the follow-up to her 2024 LP Country Curious, is a combination of woozy, mesmeric country songs elegantly paired with indie vibes.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Related Stories That this tragedy took place on Hollywood’s doorstep adds a woozy, surreal element.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
Related Stories That this tragedy took place on Hollywood’s doorstep adds a woozy, surreal element.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2025
There was a woozy unreality about that first glimpse.
—Peter Ross, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for woozy
Adjective
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In a season-one episode, Taylor raised a concrete grate at Homestead 2 and suddenly felt dizzy and nauseous.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
30 June 2025
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The key, besides constant hydration, is to not get dizzy or distracted mid-flow.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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This is for sure: Acuna makes just $17 million per year despite everything, and Braves officials are beyond giddy.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Pixar’s first feature is still the template for every great movie the studio has made since: earned emotions; ripping action sequences; dead-on insights into human nature; and lots of giddy, witty, silly laughs.—
Will Leitch,
Vulture,
19 June 2025
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“Woozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woozy. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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