giddy
To make dizzy or unsteadyTo make (someone or something) dizzy or unsteady; to dizzy.
» Tom is giddy.
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3 senses(archaic, transitive)To make (someone or something) dizzy or unsteady; to dizzy.
(archaic, intransitive)To become dizzy or unsteady.
(archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To move around something or spin rapidly; to reel; to whirl.
Examples
23 sentencesOrigin
The adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled orThe adjective is derived from Middle English gidi, gedy, gydy (“demonically controlled or possessed; crazy, insane; foolish, idiotic, ridiculous, unwise; unsure; (rare) dizzy, shaky; (rare) of an animal: crazed, out of control; a fool”) [and other forms], from Old English gidiġ, gydiġ (“possessed by a demon or spirit, insane, mad”), from Proto-West Germanic *gudīg (“ghostly, spirited”, literally “possessed by a god or spirit”), from *god (“god”) + *-ig, *-g (suffix forming adjectives with the senses of being, doing, or having). Thus the word's elements correspond to god + -y (suffix meaning ‘having the quality of’, forming adjectives).
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Forms
giddies, giddying, giddied, giddiedSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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