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giddying

1 7.4

Making you feel dizzy and excited from height or speed

adjective
/ˈɡɪdiɪŋ/

: vertiginoso

He felt a giddying rush of excitement as the roller coaster sped downward.

Examples

The giddying height of the mountain made her legs tremble as she looked down.
The rapid spinning of the ride was truly giddying for everyone on board.
The view from the top of the mountain was giddying.
Riding the roller coaster was giddying and thrilling!
The giddying rush of wind as the helicopter ascended left her breathless.
He experienced a giddying sensation of joy when he received the good news.
The giddying speed of the race car made the spectators gasp in awe.

Synonyms

thrilling

vsgiddying

94 3.6

Making you feel very excited, like on a fast roller coaster

adds a sense of physical dizziness or overwhelm beyond mere excitement

dizzying

vsgiddying

15 4.8

So fast or overwhelming that you cannot keep up

causes physical lightheadedness and a dizzy overwhelm rather than just speed

giddy

vsgiddying

11 4.9

Feeling dizzy and as if you might fall

causes that lightheadedness or dizzy overwhelm rather than naming the feeling

breathless

vsgiddying

9 4.1

Very exciting or tense and causing strong surprise

causes dizziness or overwhelming vertigo in addition to strong excitement

Antonyms

stabilizing

10 3.7

Making something steady and less likely to change suddenly

calming

1 2.6

An action that makes someone less angry or upset

How Dizzying

stupefying

1 8.4

overwhelming

414 4.4

staggering

97 5.3

giddying

1 7.4

disorienting

14 6.0

dizzying

7 4.1

Surface Forms

giddying positive

giddier comparative

giddiest superlative

Morphology

giddying = giddy (transparent) = giddy + ing

Formed by adding the adjectival/participial suffix '-ing' to 'giddy', yielding an adjective meaning 'causing or characterized by giddiness'.

Etymology

Giddying comes from the older word giddy, which meant 'foolish' or 'unsteady' and later took on the sense of 'dizzy' or 'light-headed'. So a giddying height or speed is one that makes your head spin and feel overwhelmed.