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—dizzyingly, adv./diz"ee ing/, adj.making or tending to make one dizzy: The tower rose to dizzying heights.[1795-1805; DIZZY + -ING2]
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dizzying — diz|zy|ing [ dıziıŋ ] adjective making you feel confused or dizzy: My studies continued at a dizzying pace. a dizzying view from the thirtieth floor … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dizzying — UK [ˈdɪzɪɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel confused or dizzy My studies continued at a dizzying pace. a dizzying view from the thirtieth floor … English dictionary
dizzying — adjective 1. : causing or tending to cause dizziness or giddiness : confusing, bewildering ten years of dizzying reverses of policy 2. : dazzling, brilliant crowned a dizzying career with this triumph … Useful english dictionary
Dizzying — Dizzy Diz zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizzying}.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. [1913 Webster] If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dizzying — adjective Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height. The salesman presented me with a dizzying array of choices, and I was hard pressed to choose between them. Syn: bewildering, excessive,… … Wiktionary
dizzying — adj. Dizzying is used with these nouns: ↑array, ↑height, ↑whirl … Collocations dictionary
dizzying — diz|zy|ing [ˈdizi ıŋ] adj making you feel dizzy ▪ The riverbank rushed towards her with dizzying speed … Dictionary of contemporary English
dizzying — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Producing dizziness or vertigo: dizzy, giddy, vertiginous. See AWARENESS … English dictionary for students
dizzying — adj. causing vertigo, causing dizziness; confusing, bewildering diz·zy || dɪzɪ v. spin, make dizzy; bewilder, confuse adj. light headed, giddy, vertiginous, woozy; confused, bewildered; thoughtless … English contemporary dictionary
dizzying — adjective make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed: → dizzy … English new terms dictionary
