dizzier; dizziest
2
a
: having a whirling sensation in the head with a tendency to fall
b
: mentally confused
3
a
: causing giddiness or mental confusion
dizzy heights
b
: caused by or marked by giddiness
c
: extremely rapid
prices climbing at a dizzy rate
dizzied; dizzying
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Examples of dizzy in a Sentence
Adjective
The children were dizzy after spinning in circles.
I'm feeling a bit weak and dizzy. I think I'm having a dizzy spell.
Complex math problems make me dizzy.
looking down from dizzy heights
Prices rose at a dizzy rate.
the dizzy pace of our lives
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Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
Several others who went through it said the ordeal leaves participants dizzy and breathless at a minimum.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 May 2024
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Adjective
Heat exhaustion often makes people dizzy, need to sit down, or even pass out momentarily.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 10 May 2024
Several others who went through it said the ordeal leaves participants dizzy and breathless at a minimum.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 4 May 2024
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“Dizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dizzy. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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