dizzy

• He was dizzy, the tumble had bruised his shins, and he had sprained his hands a little, but he was otherwise unhurt, and the blood on his wristbands and collar was from the scratch on Ortensia's arm For a few seconds he steadied himself against the corner of the house where he had fallen with the ladder. —  Stradella
• So I commenced the descent of the rock, but with great care, for I had as yet never been in a situation so dangerous; a slight moisture exuded from the palms of my hands, my nerves were tingling, and my brain was somewhat dizzy--and now I had arrived within a few yards of the figure, and had recognised it: it was the wild drummer who had turned the tide of battle in the bicker on the Castle Brae. —  Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest
• I grew dizzy, and my head began to swim, while the thought flashed confusedly through my mind, that infinite wisdom had decreed that we must die, and this manner of perishing had been chosen in mercy, to spare us the prolonged horrors of starvation. —  The Island Home
• She first began to feel dizzy, and then she turned pale, and finally she came and sat down by her husband, and leaned her head upon his shoulder She had been sitting in this posture for nearly half an hour, when at length she seemed to feel better, and she raised her head again Are we not nearly there?" —  Rollo in Holland
• The ladies and the girls felt rather dizzy, and Mrs. Stanhope had to lie down until the next forenoon, but by the evening of the next day all were around as before, and then seasickness became a thing of the past Can't tell nuthin' about that seasickness," said Bahama Bill, to Tom, after hearing how ill Fred was. —  The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle or The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht.

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