Transcription
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- [stag-uh-ring]
- /ˈstæg ə rɪŋ/
- /ˈstæɡ.ər.ɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [stag-uh-ring]
- /ˈstæg ə rɪŋ/
Definitions of staggering word
- adjective staggering tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money required in the initial investment. 1
- verb without object staggering to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 1
- verb without object staggering to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight. 1
- verb without object staggering to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate: After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision. 1
- verb with object staggering to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady: This load would stagger an elephant. 1
- verb with object staggering to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish: The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. 1
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Origin of staggering
First appearance:
before 1555 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1555-65; stagger + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Staggering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
staggering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
staggering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for staggering
adj staggering
- all-powerful — An all-powerful person or organization has the power to do anything they want.
- arrestive — tending to arrest
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- beyond measure — If you say that something has changed or that it has affected you beyond measure, you are emphasizing that it has done this to a great extent.
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
adjective staggering
- amazing — You say that something is amazing when it is very surprising and makes you feel pleasure, approval, or wonder.
- ballbuster — Ball-breaker.
- confounding — to perplex or amaze, especially by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse: The complicated directions confounded him.
- doddering — shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering: a doddering old man.
- herculean — requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
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