What does staggering mean?

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ˈstæg ə rɪŋstag·ger·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefyingadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. staggeringadjective

    Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

    The army suffered a staggering defeat.

ChatGPT

  1. staggering

    Staggering typically refers to the act of walking or moving unsteadily, almost falling or lurching due to being shocked, tired, drunk, or ill. However, it can also metaphorically mean to astonish or deeply shock someone. Additionally, in a broader context, it refers to the arrangement or organization of events or processes in a particular order, not happening at the same time or pace.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Staggering

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of staggering in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of staggering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of staggering in a Sentence

  1. Peter Marks:

    We take our responsibility for reviewing these vaccines very seriously because we're parents as well, and in looking over the data, I think parents can feel reassured that we have set a standard by which we feel that if something does not meet that standard, we can't proceed forward, for those parents who really feel this, we empathize with them, because I suspect that they're not only concerned about the current situation, even though there's a drop in cases, but they're concerned about future variants that could potentially come along, and that's how we're thinking as well. So this was not based on the dropping number of cases, because it's still a staggering number of cases each day that we're having.

  2. Suzanne Lane:

    The sheer amount of products and options that Lululemon now produces is staggering.

  3. Roshni Mandania:

    The results we found are staggering. It's hard to ignore the positive effect the flu vaccine can have on serious cardiac complications, these groups should have the highest vaccination rates because they are the most at risk.

  4. Arnold Duke:

    The sheer quantity of gems and jewelry wouldn't fit in one car, it's a staggering amount of jewelry and for it to be left alone is unconscionable.

  5. Donald Trump:

    That's particularly true of presidential candidates, most of whom must devote two years of their lives to hard-fought campaigns that involve staggering personal and financial sacrifices, all in an effort to serve their country. And then there's Trump.

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