dizzying

[ diz-ee-ing ]

adjective

1. making or tending to make one dizzy:

   The tower rose to dizzying heights.

Other Words From

• dizzy·ing·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of dizzying¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; dizzy + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Small-scale reductions in force might run into a dizzying array of civil service protections, but by going big those can be swept away, he says.

From New York Times

The horseplay this entails, though gamely performed, grows dizzying.

From Los Angeles Times

As he runs his third campaign as the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump has kept up a dizzying schedule of rallies, news conferences, public appearances and media interviews.

From Los Angeles Times

During his first term, this was most evident in the pandemic, where Trump would ping-pong between different lies at dizzying speed.

From Salon

But he added there was a "dizzying range of beliefs and ideologies" MI5 had to deal with.

From BBC

Related Words

• bewildering
• dizzy
• rapid