DIZZY


Meaning of DIZZY in English

(dizzier, dizziest, dizzies, ~ing, dizzied)

1.

If you feel ~, you feel that you are losing your balance and are about to fall.

Her head still hurt, and she felt slightly ~ and disoriented...

ADJ

dizzily

Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up.

ADV: usu ADV with v

dizziness

His complaint causes dizziness and nausea.

N-UNCOUNT

2.

You can use ~ to describe a woman who is careless and forgets things, but is easy to like.

She is famed for playing ~ blondes.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

3.

If you say that someone has reached the ~ heights of something, you are emphasizing that they have reached a very high level by achieving it. (HUMOROUS)

I escalated to the ~ heights of director’s secretary.

PHRASE: usu PHR after v, oft PHR of n emphasis

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