staggering in English

verb

1

walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

he staggered to his feet, swaying a little

synonyms: lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble

2

astonish or deeply shock.

I was staggered to find it was six o'clock

synonyms: amaze, astound, astonish, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, stupefy, daze, take aback, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, flabbergast, bowl over

3

arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time; spread over a period of time.

meetings are staggered throughout the day

synonyms: spread (out), space (out), time at intervals

adjective

astonishing, astounding, stupefying

verb

lurch, amaze, spread (out), distribute, flounder, keel
lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble
amaze, astound, astonish, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, stupefy, daze, take aback, leave open-mouthed, leave aghast, flabbergast, bowl over
spread (out), space (out), time at intervals
distribute
flounder
keel, swag, lurch, careen, reel

Use "staggering" in a sentence

1. The financial losses were staggering.

2. This information is also pretty staggering.

3. In all, the numbers are staggering.

4. 7 The public response was absolutely staggering.

5. Like a drunk staggering in his vomit.

6. The cost was a staggering $10 million.

7. 24 Nick Mallett produced a staggering performance.

8. 21 His attention to detail is staggering.

9. 8 The results have been quite staggering.

10. 19 At a staggering ￡385 a week rent.

11. 5 I find their decision simply staggering.

12. Overseas debt is a staggering ￡16 billion.

13. The extent of debt has become truly staggering.

14. The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.

15. The financial impact on the town was staggering.

16. Thereafter Napoleon was Blindly staggering to his fall

17. 22 No staggering lines formed at rescue missions.

18. 1 The cost was a staggering $10 million.

19. 17 They left me breathless, staggering, laughing to myself.

20. 6 The sheer volume of fiction produced is staggering.

21. And the numbers here are really rather staggering.

22. They left me breathless, staggering, laughing to myself.

23. 3 Overseas debt is a staggering ￡16 billion.

24. 25 A staggering challenge in such a short period.

25. Billionaire class surged by a staggering 80.6 percent.

26. 20 The numbers are staggering on so many fronts.

27. 10 People were staggering about,(www.Sentencedict.com) screaming with pain.

28. 4 The financial impact on the town was staggering.

29. 2 Profits have shot up by a staggering 25 %.

30. The time difference between here and there is staggering.

31. He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

32. 30 Staggering and gasping, Rincewind was dragged across the floor.

33. 29 She has the best grasp of the staggering task.

34. That picture on the left is just staggering to me.

35. 23 Mr Mellon's generosity to the university has been staggering.

36. Something Astonishing is astounding, staggering, stupefying, amazing, or incredible

37. You were drunk and staggering at the subway station.

38. His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth .

39. 16 He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

40. Mankind is staggering around, searching frantically for a way out.

41. 18 Estimated costs for some infectious agents are equally staggering.

42. 15 His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth .

43. Mild Tetany of hind limbs, staggering, falling and intermittent convulsions.

44. Decrepit old Shepherd Hall is being renovated at staggering expense.

45. 21 The time difference between here and there is staggering.

46. 28 Coming out of the motor home, she is staggering.

47. 27 This staggering figure could not easily be explained away.

48. 26 The time difference between here and there is staggering.

49. 9 He was staggering under the weight of the sack.

50. This staggering quantum mechanical phenomenon... is enshrined in the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.