Dizzy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɪzi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Dizzy is an adjective meaning Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
Meaning
Experiencing a sensation of whirling and of being giddy, unbalanced, or lightheaded.
More Meanings
- Producing giddiness.
- Empty-headed, scatterbrained or frivolous; ditzy.
- (UK dialectal, Yorkshire) simple, half-witted.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) dizzy; to bewilder.
- (slang, automotive) A distributor (device in internal combustion engine).
Example Sentences
the dizzy multitude
Them as diz ’at is dizzy.
Alas! his brain was dizzy.
We climbed to a dizzy height.
Word Forms
- dizzier
- dizziest
- dizzie
- dizzies
- dizzying
- dizzied
Synonyms for dizzy
Depending on context, synonyms include woozy, dizzying, frivolous, giddy, silly, sick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include giddy, light-headed, woozy, featherbrained, empty-headed, sick.
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