Words / A2

DIZ-ee/ˈdɪzi/

Dizzy means your head is spinning and you might fall: feel dizzy, a dizzy spell, dizzy from the heat. Faint is actually lose consciousness. Sick can mean nauseous. If you are dizzy after standing up, sit down and drink water. Do not write dizzy for busy (a dizzy schedule is a later metaphor).

Meaning

Feeling as if you might fall, because your head is spinning.

Examples

• “He felt dizzy after standing up too fast.”
• “The fairground ride left him dizzy.”
• “She felt dizzy and held the back of a chair.”

Good to know

feel dizzy / a dizzy spell. Contrast: faint (pass out). Sit down if it happens.

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