If you've ever spun in circles until you fell to the ground laughing, you know how it feels to be giddy. This adjective can mean dizzy, elated, or as in the spinning around example – a lightheaded, lighthearted combination of the two.
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
Adjective S.
lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
Adjective S.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice"; "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff"
superl.
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling
about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and
therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
superl.
Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a
giddy precipice.
superl.
Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round
with celerity; gyratory; whirling.
superl.
Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable;
fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless.
v. i.
To reel; to whirl.
v. t.
To make dizzy or unsteady.
Giddy
By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed.2.
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches.3.
The giddy motion of the whirling mill.4.
Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm.
Giddy
Giddy
Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy.
To reel; to whirl.
To make dizzy or unsteady.
Usage Examples
I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.
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Other Usage ExamplesI've been on Prozac for 12 years and I'm off it now. I know what it feels like to be excited and sad again. I haven't felt like this in 12 years I'm like a giddy little kid.