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Meaning of 'vertiginous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vertiginous [ a.]
- Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, vertiginous motion.
- Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.

Meaning of 'vertiginous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vertiginous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
Example in sentence:
  • a dizzy pinnacle;
  • a giddy precipice;
  • a vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff;
  • feeling woozy from the blow on his head;
  • had a dizzy spell;
  • had a headache and felt giddy

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