staggering

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ˈstægɜrˌɪŋ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Deeply shocking, astonishing, or overwhelming in magnitude.; So great or extreme as to cause one to feel unsteady or overwhelmed.
  2. verb
    Present participle of 'stagger'; walking or moving unsteadily as if about to fall.; Present participle of 'stagger'; arranging events or items so they do not occur at the same time.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: staggers 3rd sing.: staggers Past: staggered Past part.: staggered Pres part.: staggering

Collocations

staggering amountstaggering numberstaggering coststaggering beautystaggering defeatstaggering success

Derivatives

staggeringlystaggered

Synonyms

astonishingastoundingoverwhelmingbreathtakingstunningamazing

Antonyms

unremarkableordinaryinsignificant

Commonly confused

staggered
EN: 'Staggering' describes something that causes astonishment (active sense); 'staggered' can mean shocked (passive) or arranged in alternating offset positions (e.g., staggered work hours).
stammer
EN: 'Stagger' refers to unsteady physical movement or to astonish; 'stammer' refers to hesitant, repetitive speech.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the double 'g' in 'staggering' (from 'stagger' + '-ing'). Do not write 'stagering'.

💬 Examples

  1. The company reported a staggering loss of two billion dollars.

  2. The staggering beauty of the landscape left us speechless.

  3. The injured soldier was staggering toward the medical tent.

  4. They are staggering the release dates to avoid competition.