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- DictionaryStag·ger/ˈstaɡər/
verb
- 1. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall: "he staggered to his feet, swaying a little"
- 2. astonish or deeply shock: "I was staggered to find it was six o'clock"
noun
- 1. an unsteady walk or movement: "she walked with a stagger"
- 2. an arrangement of things in a zigzag order or so that they are not in line.
to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. Synonyms: dumbfound, confound, astound. to cause to waver or falter: The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice. to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center:
1. ( usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall. 2. ( tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock: I am staggered by his ruthlessness.
The word stagger isn't just used to describe the physical action of stumbling. When you're really shocked about a piece of news, it can stagger or shock you. When you want to spread something out overtime, like paying a large bill, you can stagger the payments over time.
4 days ago · To stagger is successively to lose and regain one’s equilibrium and the ability to maintain one’s direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication. To reel is to sway dizzily and be in imminent danger of falling: to reel when faint with hunger.
verb. /ˈstæɡər/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall synonym totter (+ adv./prep.) The injured woman staggered to her feet. He staggered home, drunk.
Definitions of 'stagger' 1. If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. [...] 2. If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. [...] 3. To stagger things such as people's vacations or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. [...] More.
verb. uk / ˈstæɡə r/ us. stagger verb (MOVE) Add to word list. to walk as if you might fall: He staggered drunkenly towards the door. stagger verb (ARRANGE) to arrange events so that they do not happen at the same time: We stagger our lunch breaks at work. (Definition of stagger from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
