staggering Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb walk as if unable to control one's movements
   swag; lurch; stagger; keel; careen; reel.
   
   • The drunken man staggered into the room
2. verb walk with great difficulty
   flounder; stagger.
   
   • He staggered along in the heavy snow
3. verb to arrange in a systematic order
   stagger; distribute.
   
   • stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
4. verb astound or overwhelm, as with shock
   stagger.
   
   • She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake
5. adjective satellite so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
   astonishing; stupefying; astounding.
   
   • 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

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