swimmy

adjective

ˈswi-mē How to pronounce swimmy (audio)
Definition of swimmynext
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. — Kat Bein, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swimmy
  1. dizzy
  2. giddy
  3. whirling
  4. woozy
Adjective
  • People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • The 77-year-old previously expressed feeling dizzy on stage and cut the opening performance short.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • All these features also permeated the air in the last giddy days of 1999.
    — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Travis was captured looking so giddy at the shout out, smiling wide and dancing.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • The magnetar was initially surrounded by a whirling disk of matter, funneling from its inner edge onto the stellar remnant.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of whirling
Adjective
  • Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
  • The band leader Henriette Motzfeldt moves between violin and keys, and the synergy between the two, alongside their drummer and guitarist, is undeniable, drifting between woozy eroticism and a funky danceability.
    — E.R. Pulgar, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Definition of woozy

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