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Definitions for Staggering
[1] tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment.
[2] to walk, move, or stand unsteadily.
[3] to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight.
[4] to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision.
[5] to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant.
[6] to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind.
[7] to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice.
[8] to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center: The captain staggered the troops along the road.
[9] to arrange otherwise than at the same time, especially in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals: They planned to stagger lunch hours so that the cafeteria would not be rushed.
[10] Aeronautics . to arrange (the wings of a biplane or the like) so that the entering edge of an upper wing is either in advance of or behind that of a corresponding lower wing.
[11] the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement or motion.
[12] a staggered order or arrangement.
[13] Aeronautics . a staggered arrangement of wings. the amount of staggering.
[14] staggers. (used with a singular verb ) Veterinary Pathology . Also called blind staggers. acute selenium poisoning of livestock characterized by a staggering gait usually followed by respiratory failure and death. a condition of unknown cause, occurring in pregnant sheep, cattle, and other animals during or just following extended transport, characterized by a staggering gait and progressive paralysis.
[15] astounding or overwhelming; shocking a staggering increase in demand
[16] (usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
[17] (tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock I am staggered by his ruthlessness
[18] (tr) to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion a staggered junction ; to stagger holidays
[19] (intr) to falter or hesitate his courage staggered in the face of the battle
[20] (tr) to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other
[21] the act or an instance of staggering
[22] a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
Words related to Staggering
astounding, amazing, astonishing, stunning, mind-boggling, shocking, distressing, mind-blowing
Words nearby Staggering
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Origin of Staggering
1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel, equivalent to stak(a ) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix
Other words from Staggering
stag·ger·ing·ly , adverb
un·stag·ger·ing , adjective
stag·ger·er , noun
out·stag·ger , verb (used with object)
un·stag·gered , adjective
Word origin for Staggering
C13 dialect stacker , from Old Norse staka to push
Synonyms for Staggering
amazing, astonishing, astounding, mind-boggling, shocking, stunning, distressing, mind-blowing