giddy

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling

- had a headache and felt giddy

- a giddy precipice

Similar word(s): ill, sick, dizzy, vertiginous, woozy

2. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity

Similar word(s): frivolous, frothy, airheaded, dizzy, featherbrained, lightheaded, silly

Sentences with giddy as an adjective:

- The man became giddy upon standing up so fast.

- They climbed to a giddy height.

- The boy was giddy when he opened his birthday presents.

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make dizzy or unsteady.

2. To reel; to whirl.