Vertigo (Noun)
Meaning
A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- She clutched the handrail tightly, fighting the intense vertigo that hit her as she gazed down from the top of the skyscraper.
- After a few spins on the amusement park ride, Emily stumbled out feeling disoriented and overcome with vertigo.
- As the ship pitched and rolled in the rough seas, Sarah was gripped by vertigo and had to hold onto the doorframe for support.
- He had to take a few deep breaths and look away from the edge of the cliff, as the sudden vertigo was making his knees buckle.
- Lena closed her eyes, her vertigo intensifying as the roller coaster crested a steep drop and plunged downwards.