dizzily
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diz·zy
(dĭz′ē)adj. diz·zi·er, diz·zi·est
1. Having a whirling sensation and a tendency to fall.
2.
a. Bewildered or confused: "I was dizzy with anger and shame" (Amy Benson).
b. Slang Scatterbrained or silly.
3. Producing or tending to produce giddiness: a dizzy height.
4. Characterized by impulsive haste; very rapid: "There he sat ... gabbing at his usual dizzy pace" (H.L. Mencken).
tr.v. diz·zied, diz·zy·ing, diz·zies
1. To cause to have a whirling sensation.
2. To confuse or bewilder.
[Middle English dusie, disi, from Old English dysig, foolish.]
diz′zi·ly adv.
diz′zi·ness n.
diz′zy·ing·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | dizzily - in a giddy light-headed manner; "he walked around dizzily" |
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Translations
بِدُوار
závratně
elszédültenszédülten
svimandi; geysilega
baş döndürücü şekilde
dizzily
[ˈdɪzɪlɪ] ADV1. (= giddily) [walk, sway] → con una sensación de mareo
her head began to spin dizzily → la cabeza empezó a darle vueltas y vueltas
her head began to spin dizzily → la cabeza empezó a darle vueltas y vueltas
2. (fig) [rise, fall] → vertiginosamente
3. (= in a scatterbrained way) → de manera atolondrada
she has been behaving rather dizzily lately → ha estado bastante atolondrada últimamente
she has been behaving rather dizzily lately → ha estado bastante atolondrada últimamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dizzily
adv
(= giddily) → benommen; my head spun dizzily → mir war entsetzlich schwindelig; share prices rose dizzily → die Aktienkurse stiegen auf schwindelerregende Höhen
(fig inf: = foolishly) → dümmlich
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dizzy
(ˈdizi) adjective1. giddy or confused. If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.
2. causing dizziness. dizzy heights.
ˈdizzily adverbˈdizziness noun
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