Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a dizzy or giddy manner.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a dizzy manner or state.

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  • adverb In a dizzy manner

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a giddy light-headed manner

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Examples

  • The image of him sprawled on the dirt, defenseless, unable to get to help, tore a hole through my chest, leaving me swaying dizzily against the wall.

    The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011

  • All I could do was sway dizzily against the doorframe, wondering what the hell had just happened.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Her heart slowed, and she tottered dizzily, the gun sagging in her hand as the witches cast a spell over the room.

    Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

  • It staggered dizzily, shaking its head to clear it.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • Gritting his teeth, he climbed clumsily to his feet, swaying dizzily as he tried to catch his balance, feeling his healing spells going to work to knit his fractured skull.

    Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

  • It staggered dizzily, shaking its head to clear it.

    GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011

  • All I could do was sway dizzily against the doorframe, wondering what the hell had just happened.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • All I could do was sway dizzily against the doorframe, wondering what the hell had just happened.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Two or three, including the owner, sprawled in the cockpit, shuddering when the yacht lifted and raced and sank dizzily into the trough, and between-whiles regarding the shore with yearning eyes.

    The King of the Greeks 2010

  • Her stomach cramped sharply, and she wobbled dizzily.

    Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

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