dizzy

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɪzi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɪzi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dizē)

Inflections of 'dizzy' (adj):
dizzier
adj comparative
dizziest
adj superlative
Inflections of 'dizzy' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
dizzies
v 3rd person singular
dizzying
v pres p
dizzied
v past
dizzied
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
diz•zy /ˈdɪzi/USA pronunciation   adj., -zi•er, -zi•est, v., -zied, -zy•ing. 
adj. 
  1. having a sensation of things going round and round; giddy:I always feel dizzy after riding the merry-go-round.
  2. bewildered;
    confused:I came out of the lecture a little dizzy from all those facts and figures.
  3. causing giddiness or confusion;
    very great:[before a noun]a dizzy height.
  4. Informal Termsfoolish;
    silly:He can be really dizzy around pretty girls.

v. [+ object]
  1. to make dizzy:We drove at speeds that dizzied me.
diz•zi•ly /ˈdɪzəli/USA pronunciation  adv.: I staggered dizzily.
diz•zi•ness, n. [uncountable]
diz•zy•ing, adj.: drove at dizzying speed.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
diz•zy  (dizē),USA pronunciation adj., -zi•er, -zi•est, v., -zied, -zy•ing. 
adj. 
  1. having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall;
    giddy;
    vertiginous.
  2. bewildered;
    confused.
  3. causing giddiness or confusion:a dizzy height.
  4. heedless;
    thoughtless.
  5. Informal Termsfoolish;
    silly.

v.t. 
  1. to make dizzy.
  • bef. 900; Middle English dysy, Old English dysig foolish; cognate with Low German düsig stupefied
dizzi•ly, adv. 
dizzi•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dizzy / ˈdɪzɪ/ ( -zier, -ziest)
  1. affected with a whirling or reeling sensation; giddy
  2. confused or bewildered
  3. causing or tending to cause vertigo or bewilderment
  4. foolish or flighty
( -zies, -zying, -zied)
  1. (transitive) to make dizzy
Etymology: Old English dysig silly; related to Old High German tusīg weak, Old Norse dos quietˈdizzilyˈdizziness
'dizzy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: am [getting, feeling] dizzy, am starting to get dizzy, suddenly [went, felt] (all) dizzy, more...

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