giddiness
pronunciation
How to pronounce giddiness in British English:
UK ['ɡɪdɪnəs]
How to pronounce giddiness in American English:
US ['ɡɪdɪnəs]
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- Noun:
- an impulsive scatterbrained manner
- a reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
Word Origin
- giddiness (n.)
- late 13c., "thoughtless folly, flightiness," from giddy + -ness. Meaning "dizziness, vertigo" is from late 14c.
Example
- 1. The bewildering pace and flickering neon of this go-go city guarantee a bit of giddiness .
- 2. It would be easy to dislike jim cramer if he didn 't have that childlike giddiness to him .
- 3. Doctors at mumbai 's sion hospital say dozens of patients arrived at the casualty ward complaining of giddiness , vomiting and headaches .