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staggering |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stagger \Stag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered}; p. pr & vb n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren Icel. stakra to push to stagger, fr staka to punt, push stagger; cf OD staggeren to stagger. Cf {Stake}, n.] 1. To move to one side and the other as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter. Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow. --Dryden. 2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way to fail ``The enemy staggers.'' --Addison. 3. To begin to doubt and waver in purposes; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate. He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. --Rom. iv 20. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: staggering adj 1: walking unsteadily [syn: {lurching}, {stumbling}, {weaving}] 2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: {astonishing}, {astounding}, {stupefying}]
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