[
US
/ˈstæɡɝ/
]
[ UK /stˈæɡɐ/ ]
[ UK /stˈæɡɐ/ ]
NOUN
- an unsteady uneven gait
VERB
-
walk with great difficulty
He staggered along in the heavy snow -
astound or overwhelm, as with shock
She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake -
walk as if unable to control one's movements
The drunken man staggered into the room -
to arrange in a systematic order
stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
How To Use stagger In A Sentence
- The book's 85 colour lithographic plates look staggeringly fresh and bold.
- A man staggers out of the shed through a side door, clutching his ribs with his left hand, a gun in his right. CHAMELEON
- A warm, inviting womb of a restaurant, it's a place that improbably manages to rise above the staggering kitschness of waiters exchanging 'buon appetito' with diners who don't speak a word of the language either.
- The view of snow-covered mountains through the picture windows is staggering. Times, Sunday Times
- Then Vernage noticed Sergeant King staggering down the road in a desperate bid to flag down a car.
- A staggering 77 percent said they were, proving that the Weekender is getting noticed on-line as well as on the news-stands.
- DK, teh oringinal nowncement wuz awn teh cheeztown cryer bak in Aprilz, Ambercat, SJMartoonie, Tidmum an Teh Angsty Wun r partisipatin inna 5km “run/walk/stagger” teehee, ai luffed taht in ayd uv cansur reeserch. And STAY down! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
- Besides cleaning up barf, breaking up fights and propping up staggering patrons, owners and waiters can get sued if overly-lubricated lushes kill or injure someone on their drive home.
- Just as the girl shut the door Yuki pulled herself upright and staggered to the bed.
- Focusing his firelance on the leading black cat of the two that trail, he discharges the entire lance before the cat staggers and tumbles. The Magi'i Of Cyador