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staggering
stag·ger·ing S0695500 (stăg′ər-ĭng)adj. Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.
stag′ger·ing·ly adv.staggering (ˈstæɡərɪŋ) adjastounding or overwhelming; shocking: a staggering increase in demand. ˈstaggeringly advstag•ger•ing (ˈstæg ə rɪŋ)
adj. tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money. [1555–65] stag′ger•ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  staggering - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"stupefying, astonishing, astoundingimpressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" |
staggeringadverb astounding, amazing, stunning, surprising, overwhelming, astonishing, breathtaking, stupefying The results have been quite staggering.staggeringadjective1. Of such a character as to overwhelm:Informal: mind-blowing, mind-boggling.2. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:overpowering, overwhelming, towering.Translationsstagger (ˈstӕgə) verb1. to sway, move or walk unsteadily. The drunk man staggered along the road. 蹣跚而行 蹒跚2. to astonish. I was staggered to hear he had died. 使震驚 使震惊3. to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times. 使錯開，交錯安排 使错开（安排） ˈstaggering adjective causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment. a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering. 搖晃欲倒的，使震驚 使腿软不稳的，令人震惊的 staggering
stagger aroundTo walk or shuffle around (some place) in an swerving, unsteady manner. I suddenly became very disoriented and began staggering around the room like an old drunk. I don't really find it enjoyable to drink to the point where all I can do is mumble and stagger around. The actor staggered around the stage in a particularly hammy death scene.See also: around, staggerstagger from (some place)To walk or shuffle out of some place in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered from the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. We all staggered from the pub in a drunken haze.See also: staggerstagger outTo walk or shuffle out (of some place) in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered out of the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. We spent about four hours in the pub before staggering out in a drunken haze.See also: out, staggerstagger out of (some place)To walk or shuffle out of some place in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered out of the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. After about four hours we staggered out of the pub in a drunken haze.See also: of, out, staggerstagger in(to some place)To enter (some place) while walking in a swerving, unsteady manner. When Kevin came staggering in, I knew he must have been up all night drinking. The woman staggered into the police station, pale and shaking with fear.See also: staggerstagger aroundto go about tottering or wobbling, especially as if drunk. The wounded man staggered around and then fell. A lot of people came out of the party and staggered around.See also: around, staggerstagger out (of some place)to walk out of some place, tottering. The drunk staggered out of the tavern and fell down. She staggered out and sat on the curb.See also: out, staggerstaggering
staggering[′stag·ə·riŋ] (communications) Offsetting of two channels of different carrier systems from exact side-band frequency coincidence to avoid mutual interference. MedicalSeestaggerstaggering
Related to staggering: thesaurus, staggering gaitSynonyms for staggeringadv astoundingSynonyms- astounding
- amazing
- stunning
- surprising
- overwhelming
- astonishing
- breathtaking
- stupefying
Synonyms for staggeringadj of such a character as to overwhelmSynonyms- mind-blowing
- mind-boggling
adj awesomely or forbiddingly intenseSynonyms- overpowering
- overwhelming
- towering
Synonyms for staggeringadj so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelmSynonyms- stupefying
- astonishing
- astounding
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