The meaning of Staggering

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; fill with astonishment.

Usage examples:

She amazed doctors by fighting back when her deteriorating condition caused her to suffer heart fai…

verb

To cause someone to be extremely surprised

Usage examples:

The prices they’re getting for vegetables just amaze me., i’m amazed at how well your little girl c…

verb

Surprise or impress (someone) greatly.

Usage examples:

You never fail to astonish me

verb

To surprise someone very much

Usage examples:

We were astonished at how much she had aged., it was astonishing to see the size of the crowds for …

verb

Shock or greatly surprise.

Usage examples:

Her bluntness astounded him

verb

To surprise and shock someone, esp. with news of something that is completely unexpected

Usage examples:

Considering how badly they’re paid and what little support they get, the dedication of these teache…

verb

Deprive of physical or emotional feeling.

Usage examples:

The flood of images and alerts coming through social networks is benumbing us

verb

Cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused.

Usage examples:

She was bewildered by his sudden change of mood

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Usage examples:

She was dazed by his revelations

noun

A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Usage examples:

He was walking around in a daze

verb

Greatly astonish or amaze.

Usage examples:

I was dumbfounded by the low prices there

verb

Lose strength or momentum.

Usage examples:

The music faltered, stopped, and started up again

verb

Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

verb

To lose strength or purpose and pause or stop

Usage examples:

His career began to falter., faltering speech

verb

Surprise (someone) greatly; astonish.

Usage examples:

News that activists could be fined for protesting against the policy will flabbergast most people

verb

To shock someone, usually by telling that person something they were not expecting

Usage examples:

He was flabbergasted when we told him how cheap it was.

verb

Struggle or stagger clumsily in mud or water.

Usage examples:

He was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters

noun

A small flatfish that typically occurs in shallow coastal water.

Usage examples:

The study was spurred by previous observations of feminization in estuarine fish, particularly the …

verb

Move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water

verb

Make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement or series of movements; stagger.

Usage examples:

The car lurched forward

noun

An abrupt uncontrolled movement, especially an unsteady tilt or roll.

Usage examples:

The boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his footing

verb

Move suddenly or as if unable to control one's movements

verb

Surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react.

Usage examples:

Diane was nonplussed by such an odd question

noun

A state of being very surprised and confused.

Usage examples:

Reduced to a perfect nonplus, he rose from his chair

verb

Extend over so as to cover partly.

Usage examples:

The canopy overlaps the house roof at one end

noun

A part or amount which overlaps.

Usage examples:

An overlap of about half an inch

noun

The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Usage examples:

Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb

Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.

Usage examples:

You've pitched the melody very high

verb

Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.

Usage examples:

He pitched the ship inside and outside

noun

A cylinder on which film, wire, thread, or other flexible materials can be wound.

Usage examples:

A cotton reel

verb

Wind something on to a reel by turning the reel.

Usage examples:

Sailplanes are often launched by means of a wire reeled in by a winch

verb

A winder around which flexible materials can be wound

verb

Move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis.

Usage examples:

The car rolled down into a ditch

noun

A cylinder formed by winding flexible material round a tube or by turning it over and over on itself without folding.

Usage examples:

A roll of carpet

verb

Move by turning over or rotating

verb

(of a structure or area of land) tremble or vibrate.

Usage examples:

Buildings shook in sacramento and tremors were felt in reno

noun

An act of shaking.

Usage examples:

She gave her red curls a shake

verb

Move or cause to move back and forth

noun

A sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

Usage examples:

It was a shock to face such hostile attitudes

verb

Short for shock absorber.

verb

Arrange (sheaves of grain) in a shock.

Usage examples:

The grain is shocked in the field after it is cut

verb

Cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.

Usage examples:

A sudden sound in the doorway startled her

verb

Surprise greatly

verb

To surprise a person or animal

Usage examples:

She startled him when she said hello., we’ve made some startling discoveries.

verb

Trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.

Usage examples:

Her foot caught in the rug and she stumbled

noun

An act of stumbling.

Usage examples:

He broke a bone in his foot in a stumble down an alpine pass

verb

Miss a step and fall or nearly fall

verb

Knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state.

Usage examples:

The man was stunned by a blow to the head

verb

Make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow

verb

To shock someone so much that the person does not know how to react

Usage examples:

She was stunned by his generous offer., he was stunned by the sudden blow to his head.

verb

Make (someone) unable to think or feel properly.

Usage examples:

The offence of administering drugs to a woman with intent to stupefy her

verb

To tire or bore someone so much that the person cannot think or do anything

Usage examples:

His classes totally stupefied me., he was stupefied to learn that he was fired.

noun

An unexpected or astonishing event, fact, etc.

Usage examples:

The announcement came as a complete surprise

verb

(of something unexpected) cause (someone) to feel mild astonishment or shock.

Usage examples:

I was surprised at his statement

noun

An unexpected event, or the feeling caused when something unexpected happens

Usage examples:

[ c ] don’t tell ann we’re having a party for her – i want it to be a surprise., [ c ] last night’s…

verb

Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to side.

Usage examples:

He swayed slightly on his feet

noun

A rhythmical movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

The easy sway of her hips

verb

Move back and forth

verb

Move or balance unsteadily; sway back and forth.

Usage examples:

She teetered after him in her high-heeled sandals

verb

To appear to be about to fall while moving or standing

Usage examples:

They teetered around the room like two toddlers, helpless with laughter., fig. the city is teeterin…

verb

Move in a feeble or unsteady way.

Usage examples:

A hunched figure was tottering down the path

noun

A feeble or unsteady gait.

Usage examples:

You may say that none of this sounds like a leap forward, more like a totter backwards.

noun

A person who makes a living by salvaging saleable items from dustbins or rubbish heaps.

Usage examples:

Coney street in york was a totter's paradise on tuesday morning

verb

Form (fabric or a fabric item) by interlacing long threads passing in one direction with others at a right angle to them.

Usage examples:

Textiles woven from linen or wool

noun

A particular style or manner in which something is woven.

Usage examples:

Cloth of a very fine weave

verb

Twist and turn from side to side while moving somewhere in order to avoid obstructions.

Usage examples:

He had to weave his way through the crowds

verb

Move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side.

Usage examples:

The table wobbles where the leg is too short

noun

An unsteady movement from side to side.

Usage examples:

The handlebars developed a wobble

verb

To shake or move from side to side in a way that shows a lack of balance, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] the table wobbles because its legs are uneven.