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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
  • What that film didn’t foretell was the Pakistani-American director’s fluent command of dizzy action setpieces.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Several other instances of illness linked to the MBG program have cropped up, including a group of 15 elementary schoolers and a school principal who became nauseous and dizzy after a meal in the Aceh province’s Bener Meriah regency, per the AP.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • News from the air punctuated a giddy era of television journalism that was increasingly striving for live, real-time reports.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 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
  • Even the woozy strings of Ernst Reijseger’s score wear out their welcome.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • By the spring of 2023, Billy Ray Corbin had lost more than 15 percent of his body weight and was woozy and wobbly on his feet.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of woozy

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“Swimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmy. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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