adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a dizzy/fainting spell (= one when you feel unable to stand steadily and your head feels unclear )
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She must have had a dizzy spell and fallen.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
height
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Expectation had been rampant throughout June but, come the pre-season friendlies of August, football fever had reached dizzy heights .
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Thereafter, the growth of the population reached dizzy heights .
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Climbers make a great mistake, however, in imagining that each of these groups aspires to the dizzy heights of dangling.
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By this time I had joined the Scouts and had reached the dizzy heights of Patrol Leader.
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What dizzy heights we trampoline at.
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A new gondola cable car will take you to dizzy heights , enabling you to appreciate the mountains in their true splendour.
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It screams with exclamation marks about the dizzy heights of certain walks and the lack of twilight in Madeira.
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It seems quite bizarre that people who play other people's records for a living can reach these dizzy heights of stardom.
spell
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She must have had a dizzy spell .
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The dizzy spells were increasing in frequency.
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I was prompted to write when a customer sat on checkout ten following a dizzy spell .
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After Allitt moved out of the Jobsons' home, his dizzy spells , craving for chocolate and sudden collapses had stopped.
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If they are arthritic, their sight is poor, or they are subject to dizzy spells they may trip over the flex.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
new/great/dizzy etc heights
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And they all jump on me from great heights till corns on my hand seem like the fringe benefits of delirious joy.
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Fried quail reaches new heights in this recipe.
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I wave a fluttery wave of inconsequential cheerfulness and close the door, having reached new heights of cynical disinterest.
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In spite of a keen desire to reach greater heights , progress is hindered by poor practice methods which make improvement slow and frustrating.
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In the Upper Devonian, club mosses and horsetails grew to great heights .
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The stock market is soaring to new heights .
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Thereafter, the growth of the population reached dizzy heights .
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Under his leadership, the radios reached new heights of effectiveness.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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If you feel dizzy or short of breath, stop exercising immediately.
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Sometimes I get dizzy at the top of staircases and escalators.
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The thin mountain air made Trautmann feel dizzy .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As the sulphur finds its way into his lungs, he will become dizzy and nauseated.
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By the time she had explained to Pepe what had happened she began to feel dizzy and steadily more nauseous.
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I felt myself growing dizzy and l seemed to be seeing everything as through a fog.
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She must have had a dizzy spell.
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She was still feeling dizzy and sick, and felt very annoyed at herself for almost fainting in Caroline's flat.
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So anyway, you go to work and get dizzy .
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The dizzy spells were increasing in frequency.