giddy
/ˈɡɪdi/adjective
उच्चारण गिडी
चक्कर आता हुआ
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feeling that everything is moving and that you are going to fall
चक्कर आता हुआ
- I felt giddy at the top of the tower.
- The spinning ride at the fair made the young children giddy.
- He stood up too fast and felt giddy.
+ 2 more examples
- Looking down from the bridge made me giddy.
- The heat left her giddy and she had to sit down.
Synonyms dizzy light-headed faint unsteady woozy
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~ (with sth)
so happy and excited that you cannot behave normally
उल्लास से उन्मत्त
- giddy with success
- Radhika was giddy with joy when she saw her name on the merit list.
- The children were giddy with excitement on the last day of school.
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- Meera felt giddy at the thought of her first trip abroad.
- He was giddy with happiness when his team won the cup.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
feel / be giddy (dizzy)
Giddy describes the unpleasant feeling that everything is spinning and you may fall; it follows feel or be.
'Giddy' उस अप्रिय अनुभूति को बताता है जिसमें सब कुछ घूमता लगे और गिरने का डर हो; यह feel या be के बाद आता है।
- She felt giddy after the long ride on the swing.
- He grew giddy at the top of the tower.
giddy with / from sth
With names the strong feeling that makes you giddy, such as joy; from usually names a physical cause.
'With' उस तीव्र भावना का नाम बताता है जिससे कोई giddy हो, जैसे खुशी; 'from' प्रायः शारीरिक कारण बताता है।
- The children were giddy with excitement.
- He was giddy from hunger.
giddy + noun (heights, pace)
Before a noun, giddy describes things that cause dizziness or reckless excitement: giddy heights, a giddy pace.
संज्ञा से पहले 'giddy' चक्कर या लापरवाह उत्साह पैदा करने वाली चीज़ों को बताता है: giddy heights, a giddy pace।
- The company reached giddy heights of success in a year.
giddy vs dizzy
Giddy and dizzy often mean the same; giddy also adds a sense of silly or excited behaviour, while dizzy is mainly physical.
'Giddy' और 'dizzy' प्रायः समान हैं; 'giddy' में मूर्खतापूर्ण या उत्साहित व्यवहार का भाव भी है, जबकि 'dizzy' मुख्यतः शारीरिक है।
- He felt dizzy after standing up, and giddy with joy afterwards.
+Collocations 4
adverb + giddy
slightlya littlealmostpositivelyquitevery
- Radhika felt slightly giddy after the long fast.
make + sb + giddy
makeleaveturnsendfeel
- The tall building made me giddy.
giddy + noun
heightsspeedfeelingexcitementpacespin
- The rapid rise in prices has a giddy effect on the market.
giddy + preposition
with joywith excitementfrom the heatat the thoughtat the height
- She was giddy at the thought of her first job.
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- He stood up too quickly and felt giddy.
वह बहुत जल्दी खड़ा हो गया और उसे चक्कर-सा आया।
- The students were giddy with joy when the holiday was announced.
अवकाश की घोषणा होने पर विद्यार्थी खुशी से झूम उठे।
- The giddy crowd rushed on to the field after the win.
जीत के बाद उत्साह से झूमती भीड़ मैदान में दौड़ पड़ी।
- The ride on the giant wheel made Radhika giddy.
विशाल झूले की सवारी से राधिका को चक्कर आ गया।
- She grew giddy with the thought of meeting her hero.
अपने नायक से मिलने के विचार से वह उमंग से भर उठी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am feeling giddily.
✓ I am feeling giddy.
After a linking verb like feel, an adjective is needed, not an adverb.
'Feel' जैसी linking verb के बाद adverb नहीं, adjective चाहिए।
✗ The children were giddy of joy.
✓ The children were giddy with joy.
The emotion that causes giddiness is introduced by with.
चक्कर या उमंग पैदा करने वाली भावना 'with' से जुड़ती है।
✗ The ride made me to feel giddy.
✓ The ride made me feel giddy.
After make with an object, the bare infinitive is used, without to.
Object के साथ 'make' के बाद bare infinitive आता है, 'to' के बिना।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
gid·dy
?Which word?
Keep the dizzy words together: giddy, dizzy, light-headed, faint, vertiginous (causing dizziness, of a height), woozy (informal).
चक्कर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: giddy, dizzy, light-headed, faint, vertiginous (चक्कर लाने वाला, ऊँचाई के लिए), woozy (अनौपचारिक)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Giddy with success (too excited by success), the giddy heights (a very high or successful position).
Collocations: giddy with success (सफलता से अत्यधिक उत्साहित), the giddy heights (बहुत ऊँचा या सफल स्थान)।