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
  • The incident comes just weeks after Richie was similarly forced to postpone two shows after becoming dizzy during a performance in Minnesota in June.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Maybe your friend has become dizzy, pale, or short of breath more often, or has fainted without a clear medical explanation.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 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
  • But this woozy debut feature doesn’t rely on its audience being turned on by the relationship between a nubile caretaker and her dementia-addled patient.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • Parsons’ feature debut builds a woozy, minimalist mythology out of his shorts.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2026
Definition of woozy

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“Swimmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swimmy. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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