Giddy
adjective
Feeling dizzy or unsteady, often because of fear or excitement.
He felt giddy standing at the top of the skyscraper.
Often appears as...
- feeling giddy
- giddy with excitement
adjective
Silly and not serious.
She burst into giddy laughter.
Often appears as...
- giddy laughter
- giddy joy
adjective
Feeling dizzy or unsteady, often because of fear or excitement.
He felt giddy standing at the top of the skyscraper.
Often appears as...
- feeling giddy
- giddy with excitement
adjective
Silly and not serious.
She burst into giddy laughter.
Often appears as...
- giddy laughter
- giddy joy
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Refers to a physical feeling, like spinning or losing balance, not just emotional excitement.
The medication made her feel giddy and unsteady.
Pro Tip 2/3Caused by Heights
Often used when high up and feeling dizzy, such as on a tall ladder or building.
Looking down from the cliff, he became giddy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Overwhelmed
Can describe being so happy or excited that you feel dizzy or lightheaded.
She was giddy with joy at the news of her success.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Refers to a physical feeling, like spinning or losing balance, not just emotional excitement.
The medication made her feel giddy and unsteady.
Pro Tip 2/3Caused by Heights
Often used when high up and feeling dizzy, such as on a tall ladder or building.
Looking down from the cliff, he became giddy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Overwhelmed
Can describe being so happy or excited that you feel dizzy or lightheaded.
She was giddy with joy at the news of her success.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Sensation
Refers to a physical feeling, like spinning or losing balance, not just emotional excitement.
The medication made her feel giddy and unsteady.
Pro Tip 2/3Caused by Heights
Often used when high up and feeling dizzy, such as on a tall ladder or building.
Looking down from the cliff, he became giddy.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotionally Overwhelmed
Can describe being so happy or excited that you feel dizzy or lightheaded.
She was giddy with joy at the news of her success.
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The history of human...
It evokes the giddy disorientation that you feel in an unfamiliar place. One of my favorite parts of being a historian is when something I've completely taken for granted, some very familiar part of my life, is suddenly made strange again. Dépaysement is unsettling,
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"Good" and "bad" are...
or the girl with the walker and the communication device who is a precious little angel. This story rears its head in my daughter's life around Christmastime, when certain people get positively giddy at the thought of seeing her in angel's wings and a halo
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Girls helping girls PIPE...
suggested giving a sanitary pad to a girl in the developing world would change her life forever the pad would be her ticket to a bright future and a better education you know a happily ever after giddy with this idea we decided to
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Navigating Canadian...
driven anything like this, so-- but I drive, so giddy up. - With just two days left to claim the top spot, they're gunning it through the rugged back country of Suquamish, toward their final destination in Vancouver.
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African Dung Beetle PIPE...
yourself now we all know what fun it is to go to a theme park and take some wild ride that makes us feel like work out of control is this the dung beetle version of this same giddy urge no safety harness no
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Three ideas. Three...
I'm almost dead inside up here. Diagnosis gave me a framework on which to hang bits of me I could never understand. My misfit suddenly had a fit, and for a while, I got giddy with a newfound confidence
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Dung Beetles PIPE National...
to go to a theme park and take some wild ride that makes us feel like work out of control is this the dung beetle version of this same giddy urge no safety harness no crash helmet buzz wicked cool
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Water on Mars? PIPE...
were giddy we were incredulous we were sleep deprived beyond words it was so tiring but we were just running on adrenaline you know and it was just so much fun it was the most fun I've ever
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This Little Sun Bear's...
the sensations ow cool drops felt against the chill sends me into a kind of giddy the clouds left
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Follow a Transgender...
transition and embracing of this new life and we've been kind of giddy entire Oh nervous
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The history of human...
It evokes the giddy disorientation that you feel in an unfamiliar place. One of my favorite parts of being a historian is when something I've completely taken for granted, some very familiar part of my life, is suddenly made strange again. Dépaysement is unsettling,
Video examples
"Good" and "bad" are...
or the girl with the walker and the communication device who is a precious little angel. This story rears its head in my daughter's life around Christmastime, when certain people get positively giddy at the thought of seeing her in angel's wings and a halo
Video examples
Girls helping girls PIPE...
suggested giving a sanitary pad to a girl in the developing world would change her life forever the pad would be her ticket to a bright future and a better education you know a happily ever after giddy with this idea we decided to
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Navigating Canadian...
driven anything like this, so-- but I drive, so giddy up. - With just two days left to claim the top spot, they're gunning it through the rugged back country of Suquamish, toward their final destination in Vancouver.
Video examples
African Dung Beetle PIPE...
yourself now we all know what fun it is to go to a theme park and take some wild ride that makes us feel like work out of control is this the dung beetle version of this same giddy urge no safety harness no
Video examples
Three ideas. Three...
I'm almost dead inside up here. Diagnosis gave me a framework on which to hang bits of me I could never understand. My misfit suddenly had a fit, and for a while, I got giddy with a newfound confidence
Video examples
Dung Beetles PIPE National...
to go to a theme park and take some wild ride that makes us feel like work out of control is this the dung beetle version of this same giddy urge no safety harness no crash helmet buzz wicked cool
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Water on Mars? PIPE...
were giddy we were incredulous we were sleep deprived beyond words it was so tiring but we were just running on adrenaline you know and it was just so much fun it was the most fun I've ever
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This Little Sun Bear's...
the sensations ow cool drops felt against the chill sends me into a kind of giddy the clouds left
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Follow a Transgender...
transition and embracing of this new life and we've been kind of giddy entire Oh nervous
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Quote examples
Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
I was lucky to spend so long on 'Blue Peter' and 'Newsround' and if you are a bit giddy, like I am, a bit daft, like I am, and you are the kind of person who makes lots of public mistakes, like I do, then it's sometimes hard for people to take me seriously.
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Jeff Giles
American Editor
Authors all have at least one thing in common, which is that when we finally get finished copies of our books, we get giddy as kindergartners. We touch them constantly, and build towers with them, and take pictures of our cats and dogs reading them.
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Gayle King
American Entertainer
A good restaurant just makes me giddy. I can go all day with anticipation just knowing where I'm going to eat. Sometimes it's well planned, sometimes it's spontaneous. Either way works.
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Kirsten Green
American Businesswoman
I am giddy with enthusiasm when my companies are doing well. And my heart hurts when they're not. Maybe that sounds very cheesy, but that's the reality of my life right now.
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Maxine Peake
English Actress
I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
I was a music fan first way before I started creating it, so I still get giddy when I get to be around people that I respect so much.
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Graeme Souness
Scottish Athlete
When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat.
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Lana Condor
American Actress
I think that's very important, that a friend makes you laugh, and you're just giddy around them all the time.
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Greg Behrendt
American Comedian
I get giddy with the idea of stringing words together that make people laugh.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
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Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
I was lucky to spend so long on 'Blue Peter' and 'Newsround' and if you are a bit giddy, like I am, a bit daft, like I am, and you are the kind of person who makes lots of public mistakes, like I do, then it's sometimes hard for people to take me seriously.
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Jeff Giles
American Editor
Authors all have at least one thing in common, which is that when we finally get finished copies of our books, we get giddy as kindergartners. We touch them constantly, and build towers with them, and take pictures of our cats and dogs reading them.
Quote examples
Gayle King
American Entertainer
A good restaurant just makes me giddy. I can go all day with anticipation just knowing where I'm going to eat. Sometimes it's well planned, sometimes it's spontaneous. Either way works.
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Kirsten Green
American Businesswoman
I am giddy with enthusiasm when my companies are doing well. And my heart hurts when they're not. Maybe that sounds very cheesy, but that's the reality of my life right now.
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Maxine Peake
English Actress
I get easily distracted and become a bit of a giddy giggler. I'm not good at taking myself seriously, and laughing at myself helps ease the pressure.
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Zac Brown
American Musician
I was a music fan first way before I started creating it, so I still get giddy when I get to be around people that I respect so much.
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Graeme Souness
Scottish Athlete
When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat.
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Lana Condor
American Actress
I think that's very important, that a friend makes you laugh, and you're just giddy around them all the time.
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Greg Behrendt
American Comedian
I get giddy with the idea of stringing words together that make people laugh.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
He that is giddy thinks the world turns round.
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