English-Thai Dictionary

giddy

ADJ น่า วิงเวียน  เวียนหัว  มึนงง  ซึ่ง รู้สึก หัวหมุน  dizzy unsteady steady na-wiang-wian

 

giddy up

PHRV กระตุ้น ม้า ให้ ไป ข้างหน้า (คำสั่ง  come up gee up get up kra-tun-ma-hai-pai-kang-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GIDDY

a.Vertiginous; reeling; whirling; having in the head a sensation of a circular motion or swimming; or having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall, as in the case of some diseases and of drunkenness. In walking on timber aloft, or looking down a precipice, we are apt to be giddy. 1. That renders giddy; that induces giddiness; as a giddy highth; a giddy precipice.
2. Rotary; whirling; running round with celerity.
The giddy motion of the whirling mill.
3. Inconstant; unstable; changeable.
You are as giddy and volatile as ever.
4. Heedless; thoughtless; wild; roving.
5. Tottering; unfixed.
As we have paced along
Upon the giddy footing of the hatches.
6. Intoxicated; elated to thoughtlessness; rendered wild by excitement or joy.
Art thou not giddy with the fashion too?

 

GIDDY

v.i.To turn quick.

 

GIDDY

v.t.To make reeling or unsteady.

 

GIDDY-BRAINED

a.Careless; thoughtless; unsteady.

 

GIDDY-HEAD

n.A person without thought or judgment.

 

GIDDY-HEADED

a.Heedless; unsteady; volatile; incautious.

 

GIDDY-PACED

a.Moving irregularly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GIDDY

Gid "dy, a. [Compar. Giddier; superl. Giddiest.] Etym: [OE. gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw. gidda to shake, tremble. ]

 

1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall; lightheaded; dizzy. By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed. Tate.

 

2. Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a giddy precipice. Prior. Upon the giddy footing of the hatches. Shak.

 

3. Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round with celerity; gyratory; whirling. The giddy motion of the whirling mill. Pope.

 

4. Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable; fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless. "Giddy, foolish hours. " Rowe. "Giddy chance. " Dryden. Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm. Cowper.

 

GIDDY

GIDDY Gid "dy, v. i.

 

Defn: To reel; to whirl. Chapman.

 

GIDDY

GIDDY Gid "dy, v. t.

 

Defn: To make dizzy or unsteady. [Obs. ]

 

GIDDY-HEAD

GIDDY-HEAD Gid "dy-head `, n.

 

Defn: A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment. [Colloq. ] Burton.

 

GIDDY-HEADED

GIDDY-HEADED Gid "dy-head `ed, a.

 

Defn: Thoughtless; unsteady.

 

GIDDY-PACED

GIDDY-PACED Gid "dy-paced `, a.

 

Defn: Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. [R.] Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

giddy

gid dy |ˈgidē ˈɡɪdi | ▶adjective ( giddier, giddiest ) having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: I felt giddy and had to steady myself | Luke felt almost giddy with relief. • disorienting and alarming, but exciting: he has risen to the giddy heights of master. • excitable and frivolous: her giddy young sister-in-law. ▶verb ( giddies, giddying, giddied ) [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel excited to the point of disorientation: [ as adj. ] : the giddying speed of the revolving doors. DERIVATIVES gid di ly |ˈgidəlē |adverb ORIGIN Old English gidig ‘insane, ’ literally ‘possessed by a god, ’ from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.

 

giddy-up

gid dy-up |ˌgidē ˈəp ˈɡɪdi əp |(also giddap ) ▶exclam. used to get a horse to start moving or go faster. ORIGIN 1920s ( as giddap ): reproducing a pronunciation of get up .

 

Oxford Dictionary

giddy

giddy |ˈgɪdi | ▶adjective ( giddier, giddiest ) having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy: Luke felt almost giddy with relief. • disorientating and alarming, but exciting: her giddy rise to power. • excitable and frivolous: Isobel's giddy young sister-in-law. ▶verb ( giddies, giddying, giddied ) [ with obj. ] make (someone ) feel excited to the point of disorientation. PHRASES my giddy aunt! dated used to express astonishment. play the giddy goat dated behave in an irresponsible, silly, or playful way. DERIVATIVES giddily adverb ORIGIN Old English gidig ‘insane ’, literally ‘possessed by a god ’, from the base of God. Current senses date from late Middle English.

 

giddy-up

giddy-up |ˈgɪdɪʌp, -ˈʌp | ▶exclamation said to make a horse start moving or go faster. ORIGIN 1920s (originally US as giddap ): reproducing a pronunciation of get up .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

giddy

giddy adjective 1 just one beer would make him feel giddy: dizzy, lightheaded, faint, weak, vertiginous; unsteady, shaky, wobbly; informal woozy. ANTONYMS steady. 2 she was young and giddy: flighty, silly, frivolous, skittish, irresponsible, flippant, whimsical, capricious; featherbrained, scatty, thoughtless, heedless, carefree; informal dippy, ditzy, flaky. ANTONYMS sensible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

giddy

giddy adjective 1 she felt giddy with the sickly heat: dizzy, light-headed, faint, weak, weak at the knees, unsteady, shaky, wobbly, off balance; reeling, staggering, tottering, teetering; informal woozy, with legs like jelly, with rubbery legs; rare vertiginous. ANTONYMS steady. 2 she was so young and giddy that she had no understanding of the problem: flighty, silly, frivolous, skittish, irresponsible, flippant, whimsical, capricious, light-minded, feather-brained, scatterbrained, scatty; careless, thoughtless, heedless, carefree, insouciant; informal dippy, dopey, batty, dotty, nutty; N. Amer. informal ditzy. ANTONYMS sensible.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

giddy

gid dy /ɡɪ́di /形容詞 1 めまいがする, 目がくらむ (dizzy )▸ be [feel, turn ] giddy めまいがする 2 目がくらみ [回り ]そうな ; 目まぐるしい ▸ a giddy height [success ]目のくらむような高所 [成功 ]3 ｟やや古 ｠軽はずみな, 軽薄な, 浮ついた .動詞 自動詞 他動詞 (…に )めまいがする [を起こさせる ], 目が回る .g í d di ly 副詞 g í d di ness 名詞 U めまい .