adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of dizzy form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   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."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bewilderingbewilderingdizzyexcessiveheadyintoxicating

Example

More examples

"Tom looked down upon the city from the dizzying height of the skyscraper."

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