Meaning

present participle and gerund of stagger.

Definitions by Sense

1. present participle and gerund of stagger
2. Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
3. Lurching, floundering.
4. The motion of one who staggers.
5. The condition of being staggered or amazed.
6. The spacing out of various actions over time.
7. In animation, the repetition of a sequence of frames to show struggling effort

Example Sentences

The army suffered a staggering defeat.

It is this stretch which provides what is perhaps the most staggering scenic prospect of all; the impression made on the mind by the overwhelming height of the Eiger, towering over the train, is almost impossible to describe.

Binance may be the biggest crypto house exposed, but it is simply the latest in a long line of financial institutions whose lack of money laundering oversight — and willingness to look the other way — has drawn in staggering amounts of illicit wealth and attracted the world’s leading criminal rings and kleptocratic regimes.

There are to whom the gods, in their bounty, give glory: but far oftener it is given in wrath, as a curse and a poison; disturbing the whole inner health and industry of the man; leading onward through dizzy staggerings and tarantula jiggings […]

But these doubts, and fears, and staggerings, although they may be in the believer, yet they are not in his faith; these things argue the infirmity of his faith, indeed; but under all this, faith is fighting for the victory[…]

As a result of the recommendation of the Committee of Inquiry into London Transport, a Government-sponsored scheme for the staggering of working hours in London has been announced.

Word Forms

• more staggering
• most staggering
• staggerings

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When Should You Use Staggering?

Use staggering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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