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having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down I love the giddy feeling you get riding roller coasters

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Recent Examples of giddy Del Toro’s early roles (in 1990s cult films such as The Usual Suspects and Excess Baggage) smacked of knockoff Marlon Brando: all movement, mumbling charm, and giddy chaos. David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025 Wishing you a weekend of uncanny viewing experiences, giddy reflection, and playing pretend. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 June 2025 The lone man in the cast, Pery Salyer, nimbly creates distinct characterizations for his various characters, which include an almost comically giddy Inspector Lastrade and a megalomaniac social-media mogul named Elliot Monk. Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025 That’s unclear, but Pippen certainly seems content, almost giddy. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for giddy
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Adjective
  • Dead Snow, though, bearing a poster that’s as good as the actual film, prides itself on its constant assault of goofy violence.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
  • Despite the lack of bombast, The Alters tells a compelling and heartfelt narrative, with some goofier moments to break up the unrelenting drama.
    Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • If that happens, a person may become confused and dizzy, and feel faint.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 19 June 2025
  • But experiencing random dizzy spells throughout the day is nothing short of unnerving.
    Rachel Nall, SELF, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Sami Gibson, the mother who initiated the change at Curtis Elementary, was ecstatic about the playground during its opening in 2018.
    Samara Gerstle, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
  • Most players would be ecstatic with that statline after four quarters.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Jeff: This has been such a silly way to seed the in-season tournament.
    Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 21 June 2025
  • With stores across the state at one point, Vine had opened his first in 1950 and went on to become well-known across the state by appearing in his own silly but catchy commercials, sometimes with his wife.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2025
Adjective
  • The researchers said their findings should not suggest afforestation and carbon offsetting are futile.
    Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • And beneath that fear lies a corrosive belief that resistance is futile.
    Elisa Manfredini, Time, 14 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dowd, who had been woozy in the immediate aftermath of the play, left the game an inning later.
    Shotgun Spratling, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • The tone shifts, though, becoming myopic and even a little queasy once the film leaves high school behind and heads deeper into the forest, literally and figuratively, a shift that mimics the swoony, woozy, consumptive rush of first love — just what Hardwicke intended to capture.
    Bruce Handy, Vulture, 20 May 2025

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“Giddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giddy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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