woozy
adjective
, ˈwu̇-
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aswoon, dizzy, giddy, light-headed, reeling, swimmy, vertiginous, whirling
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The film's first half is slow going indeed, marked by woozy POV imagery, frequent flashbacks to the incident that resulted in the death of Sam's sister, and dreamlike episodes involving the central character's troubled psyche. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Every Time I Die': Film Review," 8 Aug. 2019 This year’s winner was the smiling face with hearts emoji, followed by the pleading face and woozy face emoji. — Nadia Suleman, Time, "Apple Teases 230 New Emoji in Celebration of World Emoji Day," 17 July 2019 Recession fears in the U.S. are back with a vengeance—cue the blaring headlines, woozy stock markets and ominous-sounding economic signals pointing toward the abyss. — Alain Sherter, CBS News, "3 reasons the U.S. economy isn't set to fall off a cliff," 20 Aug. 2019 Like Jessa, the novel’s forward motion is manically driven, somewhat woozy, and heavily burdened by the past. — Eugenia Williamson, BostonGlobe.com, "Kristen Arnett’s promising debut dwells in a Sunshine state of mind," 27 June 2019 The inspiration of Sly Stone and George Clinton is audible in Bennett’s singing and in the woozy blend of genres. — New York Times, "The Day the Music Burned," 11 June 2019 Sardonic and scary, woozy and lush, these paintings have been argued over bitterly since their first appearance. — Stephen Ellis, The New York Review of Books, "Willem de Kooning: Acrobat with a Paint Brush," 1 June 2019 Propulsive beats and woozy synths fade in and out as the trio chant the titular chorus and deliver smooth singsong raps. — Tamar Herman, Billboard, "EXO-CBX Serve up Energetic Electro-Pop Japanese Single 'Horololo': Listen," 27 Apr. 2018 This particularly hypnotic, woozy track makes us wish that every high-profile breakup inspired music this good. — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, "USA TODAY's best songs of 2018 (so far)," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'woozy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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