"head-spinning" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more head-spinning [comparative], most head-spinning [superlative], headspinning [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=head-spinning}} head-spinning (comparative more head-spinning, superlative most head-spinning)
  1. (idiomatic) Incredible, overwhelming. Tags: idiomatic Derived forms: head-spinningly
    Sense id: en-head-spinning-en-adj-M198qHV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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