giddy

giddy
adjective
schwind[e]lig; schwindelerregend [Höhe, Abgrund]

I feel giddy — mir ist schwindlig

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['ɡidi]
adjective
(feeling that one is going to fall over, or that everything is spinning round: I was dancing round so fast that I felt quite giddy; a giddy feeling.) schwindelig
- academic.ru/87431/giddily">giddily
- giddiness
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gid·dy
[ˈgɪdi]
adj
1. (dizzy) schwind(e)lig
I feel \giddy mir ist schwindelig
that makes me feel \giddy davon wird mir schwindelig
2. (causing dizziness) heights Schwindel erregend
3. (excited) ausgelassen
she was feeling \giddy with pleasure sie war ganz außer sich vor Freude
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['gIdɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (lit: dizzy) schwind(e)lig

giddy spells — Schwindelanfälle pl

I feel giddy — mir ist schwind(e)lig

it makes me feel giddy — mir wird (davon) schwind(e)lig

heights always make me giddy — ich bin nicht schwindelfrei

2) (= causing dizziness) climb, speed schwindelerregend; heights schwindelerregend, schwindelnd (also fig); spin rasend schnell
3) (fig: heedless, not serious) leichtfertig, flatterhaft; (= excited) ausgelassen

their life was one giddy round of pleasure — ihr Leben bestand nur aus Jubel, Trubel, Heiterkeit

she was giddy with excitement — sie war vor Aufregung ganz aus dem Häuschen

that's the giddy limit! (dated inf) — das ist wirklich der Gipfel or die Höhe!

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giddy [ˈɡıdı]
A adj (adv giddily)
1. schwind(e)lig:
I am (oder feel) giddy mir ist schwind(e)lig
2. schwindelerregend, schwindelnd (beide auch fig)
3. fig unbesonnen, flatterhaft, leichtsinnig: → goat 1
B v/t & v/i schwind(e)lig machen oder werden
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adjective
schwind[e]lig; schwindelerregend [Höhe, Abgrund]

I feel giddy — mir ist schwindlig

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adj.
schwindelnd adj.
schwindlig adj.

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