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• giddy — giddy, dizzy, vertiginous, swimming, dazzled are comparable when meaning affected by or producing a sensation of being whirled about or around and consequently confused. Giddy and dizzy are often used interchangeably with one another but giddy is …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• giddy — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel ▪ become, come over all (BrE, informal), get ▪ My mum came over all giddy and had to sit down. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• giddy — gid|dy [ˈgıdi] adj [: Old English; Origin: gydig mentally ill ] 1.) feeling slightly sick and unable to balance, because everything seems to be moving = ↑dizzy ▪ Greg stared down from the seventh floor and began to feel giddy . 2.) feeling silly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• giddy — 1 adjective 1 feeling slightly sick and unable to balance, because everything seems to be moving; dizzy (1): Just watching those kids spinning makes me feel giddy. 2 be giddy with sth to be very happy because something good has happened: Amanda… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• giddy — [[t]gɪ̱di[/t]] giddier, giddiest 1) ADJ GRADED If you feel giddy, you feel unsteady and think that you are about to fall over, usually because you are not well. He felt giddy and light headed. Syn: dizzy Derived words: giddiness N UNCOUNT A wave… …   English dictionary

• giddy — gid·dy (gĭd’ē) adj. gid·di·er, gid·di·est 1) a) Having a reeling, lightheaded sensation; dizzy. b) Causing or capable of causing dizziness: »a giddy climb to the topmast. 2) Frivolous and lighthearted; flighty: »was giddy with excitement at the… …   Word Histories

• Giddy — Gid dy, a. [Compar. {Giddier}; superl. {Giddiest}.] [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Giddy Up a Ding Dong — is a rock n roll song which rose to prominence in 1956 when it was featured in the film Rock Around the Clock starring Bill Haley. It became a hit in several countries for the group Freddie Bell and the Bellboys and is perhaps their best known… …   Wikipedia

• giddy — /ˈgɪdi / (say gidee) adjective (giddier, giddiest) 1. frivolously light; impulsive; flighty: a giddy mind; a giddy girl. 2. affected with vertigo; dizzy. 3. attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb. –verb (t) (giddied, giddying) 4. to… …  

• giddy — giddily, adv. giddiness, n. /gid ee/, adj., giddier, giddiest, v., giddied, giddying. adj. 1. affected with vertigo; dizzy. 2. attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb. 3. frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young… …   Universalium

• Giddy — Recorded in a wide range of spellings, some of which are quite extraordinary and seem to have little in common with each other, and that may well be the case. These spellings include Gatty, Getttie, Getty, Giddy, Goady, Gowdy, and Gudahy. It is… …   Surnames reference