"giddiness" is a correct word in written English and can be used to describe a feeling of dizziness or lightheadedness.
It can also refer to a state of being excited or happy to the point of feeling a little disoriented. Example: The ride on the rollercoaster left me with a sense of giddiness as I stumbled off, trying to find my balance.
This small gift, coming as it does after the harrowing things he has experienced, is transmuted into an almost miraculous event, and his giddiness at the prospect of satiety is palpable.
But once the strike was over and the writers returned, in February 2008, his giddiness was palpable.
All this giddiness has left some Vietnamese feeling queasy.
THE thin air of Cusco, mountain capital of the ancient Inca civilisation, is conducive to giddiness.
One Republican think-tanker told the Washington Post that the mood among business lobbyists and economic conservatives was "bordering on giddiness", adding "It's like the domestic equivalent of planning for post-war Iraq .Democrats, too, worry that this could be a turning point.
The atmosphere of danger and excitement among protesters two months ago has been replaced by one of giddiness and celebration.
(And if you listen to talk radio, the giddiness is reaching Willy Wonka-factory levels).
HERE'S a compelling case, by Eve Fairbanks of the New Republic, for why Republican giddiness at Democratic scandals may be premature.
By the time the SEC finally approved the IPO on Wednesday afternoon, the initial giddiness had turned to nervous exhaustion.
Blackstone's chief executive, Stephen Schwarzman, said in December that the turmoil would be a "wonderful, wonderful opportunity for us".The giddiness is not without reason: prices for energy-related assets have been slashed indiscriminately.
Even Jean-Marc Ayrault, the Socialists' parliamentary leader, applauded his country's "decisive action" and "commitment to the Libyan people".As the television beamed images of fighter planes taking off from Corsica and the aircraft-carrier Charles de Gaulle steaming out of Toulon, there was a sense of restored pride but also giddiness at the abrupt turnaround in France's policy on north Africa.
