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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Dizzy and Giddy

Hi

Are these words synonymous?

I felt dizzy after the walk in the heat.

I felt giddy after the walk in the heat.

She says she is feeling dizzy/giddy all the time these days.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom synonymous? Not to me, though maybe I use them wrong.

— CalifJim

  • Mr.
  • Tom synonymous?
  • Not to me, though maybe I use them wrong.
  • To me 'dizzy' is the feeling of losing one's balance, feeling as if one is about to fall.
  • In contrast, 'giddy' is something like laughing inappropriately at trivially funny things, as if one were drunk, unable to stop oneself.
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Mr. Tomsynonymous?

Not to me, though maybe I use them wrong. Emotion: surprise

To me 'dizzy' is the

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