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- pronunciation:
- stae
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
staggers, staggering, staggered |
definition 1: |
to walk or stand unsteadily or with a need for support.
The injured man staggered across the room.- synonyms:
- hobble, limp, lurch, reel, shamble, stumble, teeter
- similar words:
- falter, flounder, fumble, pitch, shake, totter, wobble
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definition 2: |
to weaken; falter.
- synonyms:
- falter, reel, sway, waver
- similar words:
- groan, hesitate, totter, wobble
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related words: |
hitch, limp, lurch, stumble, topple, trip, trudge, wallow |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition 1: |
to cause to sway or stand unsteadily.
- synonyms:
- bowl over, jar, jolt, shake
- similar words:
- throw, unsettle
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definition 2: |
to shock or stun; astound.
His brilliance staggered me.- synonyms:
- astound, bowl over, jolt, reel, shock, stun, stupefy
- similar words:
- amaze, daze, dumbfound, jar, nonplus, rock, start, throw, unsettle
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definition 3: |
to arrange in regular zigzag rows or patterns.
- similar words:
- zigzag
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definition 4: |
to schedule or arrange in different time periods.
The management staggers the workers' schedules.- synonyms:
- alternate, rotate
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related words: |
bedazzle, dazzle, electrify, overwhelm, puzzle, shake, surprise |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
the act or process of staggering.
- synonyms:
- lurch, stumble, totter, wobble
- similar words:
- teeter
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definition 2: |
a staggered order or pattern.
- synonyms:
- zigzag
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related words: |
hitch, totter, trip |
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