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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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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Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet even fans of 2024’s dizzy tempos and gaudy colors explicitly tie the birth of the new sound to the aftermath of COVID-19.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
But with each actor playing multiple roles, the situation grows dizzying.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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Adjective
This could lead to vertigo (a dizzy, spinning sensation), fainting, or orthostatic hypotension (when your blood pressure drops too quickly upon standing up).
—Karen Berger, Pharmd, Verywell Health, 25 Oct. 2024
Yet even fans of 2024’s dizzy tempos and gaudy colors explicitly tie the birth of the new sound to the aftermath of COVID-19.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024
Verb
Its spiritual successor, Sparking! Zero, seeks to bridge this 16-year gap by reclaiming its crown as the pinnacle of anime games and ushering in a paradigm shift in the genre by elevating it to dizzying new heights with its ambitious more is more philosophy.
—Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2024
But with each actor playing multiple roles, the situation grows dizzying.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
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“Dizzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dizzy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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