as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down
a 3-D effect that is likely to leave some audience members feeling vertiginous
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Recent Examples of vertiginous
Anger, moving through multiple levels of fiction and documentary with a vertiginous rapidity, turns a story about process into a new cinematic process in itself.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The boys were tackling alarmingly vertiginous courses, but Anderson didn’t seem worried.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
In September 2019, a Conference Board survey revealed a vertiginous drop in CEO confidence.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 July 2024
The omnipresence of the wedge–sometimes vertiginous and jet-setting but often orthopedic and ankle-supporting–set the wheels in motion for Chemena Kamali’s fall 2024 debut at Chloé.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 June 2024
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
The boys were tackling alarmingly vertiginous courses, but Anderson didn’t seem worried.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
In September 2019, a Conference Board survey revealed a vertiginous drop in CEO confidence.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 July 2024
The omnipresence of the wedge–sometimes vertiginous and jet-setting but often orthopedic and ankle-supporting–set the wheels in motion for Chemena Kamali’s fall 2024 debut at Chloé.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 28 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for vertiginous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertiginous
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Illinois Speaker of the House Chris Welch is downright giddy about state Democrats' chances to increase their supermajority.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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So far that's what's happening in Wyoming, Ohio, a fact that left police clerk Jessica Eastham sounding nearly giddy Friday morning.Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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What perfect table setting for a famous comedian, just a few days later, to serve up anachronistic jokes on live TV aimed at dizzy broads and their hooters.Joe Berkowitz, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Jack Antonoff’s hands, what Malin envisioned as a hard-charging rock number becomes a woozy, atmospheric trip immersed in reverb and layered vocals, and sets the tone for an album where reinvention is encouraged.Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2024
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Music City then was always woozy from two shots of rot gut whiskey and an angry call from a jilted lover across town.Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Vertiginous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertiginous. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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