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- Dictionarystagger/ˈstaɡə/
verb
- 1. walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall: "he staggered to his feet, swaying a little" Similar
- 2. astonish or deeply shock: "I was staggered to find it was six o'clock" Similar
noun
- 1. an unsteady walk or movement: "she walked with a stagger"
- 2. an arrangement of things in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line.
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STAGGER definition: 1. to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall: 2. to cause someone to feel…. Learn more.
STAGGER meaning: 1. to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall: 2. to cause someone to feel…. Learn more.
1. : to cause to doubt or hesitate : perplex. 2. : to cause to reel or totter. 3. : to arrange in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position or time. stagger work shifts.
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. /ˈstæɡə (r)/ /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. We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next. (figurative) The company is staggering under the weight of a £10m debt.
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. But, remember that if you fall behind, the debt you fall into might ...
Definition of stagger noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
STAGGER definition: 1. to walk as if you might fall: 2. to arrange events so that they do not happen at the same time: . Learn more.
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