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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTAGGERING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › staggeringStaggering Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTAGGERING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTAGGER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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 ]

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › staggerStagger Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dec 4, 2016 · 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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › staggeringStaggering - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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. www.dictionary.com › browse › staggeringSTAGGERING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionstaggering - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTAGGER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    SYNONYMS 1. stagger, reel, totter suggest an unsteady manner of walking. 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.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › staggeringStaggering - definition of staggering by The Free Dictionary

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