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woozy

woozy

29 5.7
Feeling dizzy and unsteady, as if you might faint
  • adjective
  • /ˈwuːzi/
translation icon : mareado
  • After spinning around too quickly, I felt woozy and had to sit down.
  • feel woozy
  • get woozy
  • still woozy

So if this is the cork look, I'm getting drunk, I'm getting woozy, right?

Examples

  • I got woozy from just carrying it.

    The Last Kung Fu Monk (2010)

  • Just got a touch woozy, that's all.

    The Parent Trap (1998)

  • But mostly, I was starting to feel kind of woozy again.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Then they may become kind of confused and woozy, and two or three hours later realize that time has passed.

    Academic text (1993)

  • "Nothing," I told him, my head woozy, the room shifting.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • She'll be a little woozy for half an hour, maybe.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • I'm feeling a little woozy.

    Final Destination 3 (2006)

  • I felt a little woozy, so I sat down on the truck's running board.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • You're gonna get a little woozy.

    Absolute Power (1997)

  • But John is still woozy from the head wound, and Shepard is still very strong.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

dizzy
vswoozy
168 1.0

Feeling like the room or world is turning and you may fall

is more about general weakness and unsteadiness than spinning
faint
vswoozy
38 2.7

Feeling weak and about to lose consciousness

is less extreme, covering mild dizziness as well as near-fainting
groggy
vswoozy
21 5.6

Feeling weak, unsteady, and confused after being very tired, ill, or hit on the head

is more about sudden dizziness and faint risk, not mainly fatigue causes
light-headed
vswoozy
15 4.2

Feeling dizzy and weak like you might faint

focuses on weakness rather than a clear spinning feeling
lightheaded
vswoozy
14 4.4

Feeling dizzy and as if you might faint

is less about spinning and more about general weakness
giddy
vswoozy
3 4.9

Feeling dizzy and as if you might fall

is more general weakness and faint risk rather than playful dizziness
swoony
vswoozy
  • Informal
1 8.0

Feeling faint and dreamy because of strong feelings of love

is more physical weakness and balance risk than romantic dizziness
whirly
vswoozy
  • Informal
1 8.6

Feeling dizzy and light-headed and unable to think clearly

is less about confusion and more about simple weakness or unsteadiness
swirly
vswoozy
  • Informal
1 6.0

Feeling dizzy as if things are turning around you

is broader, including weakness and faint risk beyond spinning
twirly
vswoozy
1 7.7

Feeling dizzy after spinning or excitement

is a more general weak, unsteady feeling not tied to spinning

Antonyms

to steady
41 3.4

To make yourself or something stop moving

alert
1 2.4

Moving or acting in a quick, energetic way

How Dizzy

unconscious
243 4.2
faint
38 2.7
dizzy
168 1.0
woozy
29 5.7
lightheaded
14 4.4

Surface Forms

woozy positive

Morphology

woozy = wooz + y

Formed with the adjectival suffix '-y' attached to a non‑standalone root 'wooz' (not a recognisable modern English word), so learners cannot derive the meaning from its parts.

Etymology

The word woozy may come from an old informal word wooze, which meant feeling 'faint' or 'dizzy', like when you stand up too fast or after a strong medicine. So woozy means weak, dizzy, or unsteady.