Word Frequency
stagger (ˈstæɡə
)
Definitions
verb
- usually intr to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
- tr to astound or overwhelm, as with shock ⇒
I am staggered by his ruthlessness
- tr to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent
confusion or congestion ⇒
a staggered junction
,to stagger holidays
- intr to falter or hesitate ⇒
his courage staggered in the face of the battle
- tr to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other
noun
- the act or an instance of staggering
- a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
See also
staggersDerived Forms
ˈstaggerer nounWord Origin
C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to pushTranslations for 'stagger'
- British English: stagger If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.She staggered back to the hospital.ˈstæɡə VERB
- Arabic: يَتَهَادَى
- Brazilian Portuguese: cambalear
- Chinese: 蹒跚
- Croatian: teturati
- Czech: potácet se zapotácet se
- Danish: vakle
- Dutch: wankelen
- European Spanish: tambalearse
- Finnish: kävellä horjuen
- French: tituber
- German: taumeln
- Greek: τρικλίζω
- Italian: barcollare
- Japanese: よろめく
- Korean: 비틀거리다
- Norwegian: vingle
- Polish: zatoczyć się zataczać się
- Portuguese: cambalear
- Romanian: a se bălăbăni
- Russian: идти шатаясь
- Spanish: tambalearse
- Swedish: raggla
- Thai: เดินเซ
- Turkish: sendelemek
- Ukrainian: іти хитаючись
- Vietnamese: đi loạng choạng
Example Sentences Including 'stagger'
All he could do was to stagger out onto the landing, into the light, where Drew could see him.SACRAMENT (2001)
But the Macchi got away doubtless to stagger his High Command with the tale of what he had just seen spread out below him in Carlos Water.ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)
Despite this scoreline, boss David O'Leary's side hit the Premier League summit with more of a stagger than a swagger.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Her legs felt like lead and her head as light as a helium balloon, but she managed to stagger five or six steps without falling down.COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
In the film diary, Adrien Brody and Jack Black stagger down the deck of the Venture trying to simulate a rolling sea.New Zealand Herald (2004)
McCann eventually had to stagger off the pitch for treatment.Sun, News of the World (1999)
The government has wisely chosen to stagger the opening of land over the next 18 months so that any problems can be'ironed out'.Country Life (2004)
Then Bruno gave a sudden woof and at the same moment Mary-Lou saw Jocelyn, just ahead, stagger and fall.Challenge for the Chalet School
Yukos has said it faces bankruptcy if it cannot sell assets to pay the tax bill and to stagger the payments.canada.com (2004)
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