as in dizzy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
the blood donor started to feel a little woozy after rising too quickly from the cot
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The short teaser features a snippet of delightfully woozy new music, with atmospheric synths, rolling bass, and ethereal vocals punctuated by an infectious laugh.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
First and foremost, debutante director Jacqueline Castel, already an experienced short film and music video helmer who has collaborated with David Lynch and John Carpenter, imbues this first-feature script by Jae Matthews with a woozy, dreamy, retro sensibility.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Advertisement Everyone in the crowd managed to keep their clothes on — as evidenced by thousands of sequined outfits casting their delicate, woozy, cosmic reflections into neighboring airspaces.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
There’s woozy dream-beauty to intermittent stretches of the movie that suggests a passage between two worlds.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2023
First and foremost, debutante director Jacqueline Castel, already an experienced short film and music video helmer who has collaborated with David Lynch and John Carpenter, imbues this first-feature script by Jae Matthews with a woozy, dreamy, retro sensibility.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2023
Advertisement Everyone in the crowd managed to keep their clothes on — as evidenced by thousands of sequined outfits casting their delicate, woozy, cosmic reflections into neighboring airspaces.
—Chris Richards, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
There’s woozy dream-beauty to intermittent stretches of the movie that suggests a passage between two worlds.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
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“Woozy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/woozy. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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