Staggering

Word STAGGERING
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Definitions and meanings of "Staggering"

What do we mean by staggering?

Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming. adjective

Present participle of stagger. verb

Incredible, overwhelming, amazing. adjective

So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm adjective

Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.

Doubt, waver, be shocked.

Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).

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The word "staggering" in example sentences

In the email, Bourne, 60, from Dawlish, Devon, apparently rebukes Withers, 29, for her behaviour during a visit to the family in April, which she describes as "staggering in its uncouthness and lack of grace". ❋ Unknown (2011)

The lawmakers say the coalition transferred what it calls a staggering sum of money to the Iraqis with no rules or guidelines for oversight. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Conforming to his usual clear-headed and folksy outlook, he doesn't linger too long on the monetary attractiveness of gold but rather zeroes in on its current valuation - which he calls "staggering." ❋ DAVID BERMAN (2012)

"I've been using the word 'staggering,' and the phrase, 'you can't make this up.'" ❋ Unknown (2011)

Michael Brill looked tired last week as he ducked into his cavernous winery in eastern San Francisco to answer what he described as a staggering number of e-mail messages. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Republicans minimized the significance of the latest cost estimate, deriding the 10-year budget savings as paltry compared with what they called the staggering scale of the government's debt. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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