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    staggering
    /ˈstaɡ(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. deeply shocking; astonishing: "the staggering bills for maintenance and repair"

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  2. C1. very shocking and surprising: It costs a staggering $50,000 per week to keep the museum open to the public. Synonyms. astonishing. astounding. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Surprising and shocking. against all expectations phrase.

  3. The meaning of STAGGERING is so great as to cause one to stagger : astonishing, overwhelming. How to use staggering in a sentence.

  4. to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening: He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. stagger verb (ARRANGE) [ T ]

  5. adjective. Something that is staggering is very surprising. ...a three-year contract reputed to be worth a staggering £25,000-a-week. The results have been quite staggering. staggeringly graded adverb [ADVERB adjective] The South Pole expedition proved to be staggeringly successful. More Synonyms of staggering.

  6. Staggering definition: tending to stagger or overwhelm. See examples of STAGGERING used in a sentence.

  7. If you know that stagger means to stumble around uncertainly, then you're close to the meaning of staggering: this is a word for things that are so hard to believe you might fall down when you hear them. If the President gets shot, that's staggering news.

  8. 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. stagger teeth on a cutter. staggerer. ˈsta-gər-ər. noun. stagger. 2 of 3.

  9. Definition of staggering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. adjective. 1. Of such a character as to overwhelm: Informal: mind-blowing, mind-boggling. 2. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overpowering, overwhelming, towering.

  11. Synonyms for STAGGERING: astonishing, amazing, marvellous, surprising, wonderful, miraculous, incredible, stunning; Antonyms of STAGGERING: unimpressive, unremarkable, tedious, weary, typical, uninspiring, usual, monotonous.