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# giddy

adjective (giddy, giddier, giddiest)

«giddy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Feeling that everything is spinning and you might fall; dizzy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#m1)
2. So happy and excited that you feel silly and cannot keep calm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#m2)
3. (old-fashioned) Silly and not serious: «a giddy girl». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#m3)
4. Making you dizzy: «a giddy height». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#m4)

### In the lessons

In Alice, after growing and shrinking, Alice feels giddy and confused; the word fits the dizzy world of Wonderland. In everyday life children feel giddy after spinning round or on a roundabout. Safety: if you feel giddy, sit down, so you do not fall; feeling giddy often can mean you need water, food or a doctor. Phrases: «giddy with excitement», «giddy heights», «My giddy aunt!» (old UK exclamation of surprise).

### Examples

- I felt giddy after spinning round and round. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x1)
- We were giddy with excitement on the last day of school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x2)
- Looking down from the tower made me giddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x3)
- «Being so many different sizes in a day is very confusing,» said Alice, feeling giddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x4)
- Sit down if you feel giddy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x5)
- «My giddy aunt!» cried Gran when she saw the mess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x6)
- Jack was a giddy, thoughtless boy, but very kind-hearted and affectionate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/#x7)

### Note

Comparative «giddier», superlative «giddiest» (y → i). Close in meaning to «dizzy» but «giddy» can also mean happily excited.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «giddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giddy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«giddy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/giddy.html) on Mova free.