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- Dictionarygiddy/ˈɡɪdi/
adjective
- 1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: "Luke felt almost giddy with relief" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.
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having a slight feeling of spinning around or being unable to balance; slightly dizzy: When she got off the roller coaster, she felt giddy and lightheaded. (Definition of giddy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of giddy.
1. a. : dizzy. giddy from the unaccustomed exercise. b. : causing dizziness. a giddy height. c. : whirling rapidly. 2. a. : lightheartedly silly : frivolous. b. : joyfully elated : euphoric. was giddy with delight. giddily. ˈgi-də-lē. adverb. giddiness. ˈgi-dē-nəs.
GIDDY meaning: 1. → dizzy 2. feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behaviour: 3. → dizzy. Learn more.
Giddy definition: affected with vertigo; dizzy. . See examples of GIDDY used in a sentence.
adjective. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling. “had a headache and felt giddy ”. “a giddy precipice”. synonyms: dizzy, vertiginous, woozy. ill, sick. affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function. adjective. exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits.
Jun 2, 2024 · ( attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness. Synonym: vertiginous. They climbed to a giddy height. Moving around something or spinning rapidly .
If you feel giddy with delight or excitement, you feel so happy or excited that you find it hard to think or act normally. Anthony was giddy with self-satisfaction. Being there gave me a giddy pleasure.
[usually before noun] making you feel as if you are about to fall. The kids were pushing the roundabout at a giddy speed. (figurative) the giddy heights of success. (old-fashioned) (of people) not serious synonym silly. Isabel’s giddy young sister. Word Origin. See giddy in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: giddy.
1. a. Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy. b. Causing or capable of causing dizziness: a giddy climb to the topmast. 2. Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty: was giddy with excitement at the news. intr. & tr.v. gid·died, gid·dy·ing, gid·dies. To become or make giddy.
Giddy Definition. gĭdē. giddied, giddier, giddies, giddiest, giddying. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Verb. Filter. adjective. giddier, giddiest. Feeling dizzy or unsteady. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Causing or likely to cause dizziness. A giddy height. Webster's New World.
