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dizzying

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The salesman presented me with a dizzying array of choices, and I was hard pressed to choose between them.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of dizzy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: kapturniga — tending to make one dizzy
  • French: vertigineux — tending to make one dizzy
  • German: schwindelerregend — tending to make one dizzy
  • Portuguese: vertiginoso — tending to make one dizzy
  • Romanian: amețitor — tending to make one dizzy
  • Russian: головокружи́тельный (golovokružítelʹnyj) — tending to make one dizzy
  • Ukrainian: запа́морочливий (zapámoročlyvyj) — tending to make one dizzy