Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Giddiness; a whirling in the head; vertigo.

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

  • noun Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.

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  • noun The state of being dizzy; the sensation of instability.

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

  • noun a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

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Examples

  • The first few months, I had tons and tons of trouble with dizziness from the heat and general low blood pressure.

    mrissa: Hickory, hickory, more hickory. mrissa 2010

  • By this point, the dizziness is coming back and the stomach is gurgling discontent, so I needed a table from which I could flee easily in case of projectile vomiting.

    WHC Part III apexdigest 2007

  • Actually, the dizziness is a side effect of the Tricor; both the pharmacy and the Mayo Clinic warn against it.

    Hit over the head with a brick 2008

  • They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.

    The Man Who Was Thursday Gilbert Keith 2003

  • They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.

    The Man Who Was Thursday 1874-1936 1908

  • They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.

    The Criminals Chase the Police Gilbert Keith 1908

  • They made a sort of shuddering veil, almost recalling the dizziness of a cinematograph.

    The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare 1905

  • It was nothing, after all, and the dizziness was a momentary effect caused by the effort and stooping.

    Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Mystic-Humorous Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897

  • Lucas Duda left Wednesday's game in the fourth inning with what the Mets termed "dizziness."

    NY Daily News 2011

  • Lucas Duda left Wednesday's game in the fourth inning with what the Mets termed "dizziness."

    NY Daily News 2011

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