dizzying

dizzying
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.


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  • dizzying — diz|zy|ing [ dıziıŋ ] adjective making you feel confused or dizzy: My studies continued at a dizzying pace. a dizzying view from the thirtieth floor …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • dizzying — UK [ˈdɪzɪɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel confused or dizzy My studies continued at a dizzying pace. a dizzying view from the thirtieth floor …   English dictionary

  • dizzying — adjective 1. : causing or tending to cause dizziness or giddiness : confusing, bewildering ten years of dizzying reverses of policy 2. : dazzling, brilliant crowned a dizzying career with this triumph …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dizzying — Dizzy Diz zy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizzying}.] To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse. [1913 Webster] If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy understanding. Sir W. Scott …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dizzying — dizzyingly, adv. /diz ee ing/, adj. making or tending to make one dizzy: The tower rose to dizzying heights. [1795 1805; DIZZY + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • dizzying — adj. Dizzying is used with these nouns: ↑array, ↑height, ↑whirl …   Collocations dictionary

  • dizzying — diz|zy|ing [ˈdizi ıŋ] adj making you feel dizzy ▪ The riverbank rushed towards her with dizzying speed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dizzying — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Producing dizziness or vertigo: dizzy, giddy, vertiginous. See AWARENESS …   English dictionary for students

  • dizzying — adj. causing vertigo, causing dizziness; confusing, bewildering diz·zy || dɪzɪ v. spin, make dizzy; bewilder, confuse adj. light headed, giddy, vertiginous, woozy; confused, bewildered; thoughtless …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dizzying — adjective make (someone) feel unsteady, confused, or amazed: → dizzy …   English new terms dictionary

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