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staggering

The correct spelling is staggering.

How to pronounce staggering

verb

Say it like: Sta-gje-rin-g

The correct spelling is staggering. Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter. For example: "The army suffered a staggering defeat."

Usage Examples

The army suffered a staggering defeat.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.Sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
  2. 2.Doubt, waver, be shocked.
  3. 3.Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly-spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).

noun

  1. 1.The motion of one who staggers.
  2. 2.That which staggers something or somebody.
  3. 3.In animation, the repetition of a sequence of frames to show struggling effort

adjective

  1. 1.Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

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