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giddy as a windmill

giddy as a windmill adjective: very dizzy.

Adjective

giddy as a windmill (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very dizzy.
    • I will e'en ascend thee, thou biped perilous!—but not fast, not fast; for I am giddy as a windmill, and the wits are flying out of me in legions.1837, Thomas Tod Stoddart, Angling Reminiscences, page 130
    • We then entered, and winding through staircases, and entries, and corridors, till I was as giddy as a windmill, we came at last to a cell, into which we were admitted by a priest.1856, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, The Travels, Voyages, and Adventures of Gilbert Go-ahead: In Foreign Parts, page 169

Questions about giddy as a windmill

What does giddy as a windmill mean?
Giddy as a windmill means very dizzy.
What part of speech is giddy as a windmill?
Giddy as a windmill is an adjective.

Words near giddy as a windmill in the dictionary

  1. Giddings
  2. Giddins
  3. giddisome
  4. giddup
  5. giddy
  6. giddy as a windmill
  7. giddy limit
  8. giddy up
  9. giddy-brained
  10. giddy-go-round
  11. giddy-go-rounds

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