Definitions for staggeringˈstæg ə rɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stag•ger•ingˈstæg ə rɪŋ(adj.)
tending to stagger or overwhelm:
a staggering amount of money.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of staggering:
1555–65
stag′ger•ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
astonishing, astounding, staggering, stupefying(adj)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
staggering(adjective)ˈstæg ə rɪŋ
causing surprise or awe
a staggering amount of money; staggeringly beautiful landscape
Wiktionary
staggering(Adjective)
Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
The army suffered a staggering defeat.
Webster Dictionary
Staggering(u)
of Stagger
Translations for staggering
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
staggering(adjective)
causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment
a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.
- verbasend, dronkslanendAfrikaans
- مُذْهِل، صاعِقArabic
- зашеметяващBulgarian
- espantosoPortuguese (BR)
- otřesnýCzech
- umwerfendGerman
- rystendeDanish
- συνταρακτικός, συγκλονιστικόςGreek
- põrutav, ootamatuEstonian
- تلوتلوFarsi
- ällistyttäväFinnish
- renversantFrench
- מַדהִיםHebrew
- आश्चर्यजनकHindi
- ošamućujućiCroatian
- megrázóHungarian
- mengejutkanIndonesian
- yfirþyrmandi; gífurlegurIcelandic
- sconcertanteItalian
- ぐらつかせるJapanese
- 깜짝 놀라게 하는Korean
- pritrenkiantis, smarkusLithuanian
- pārsteidzošs; satriecošsLatvian
- mengejutkanMalay
- duizelingwekkendDutch
- kolossal, overveldendeNorwegian
- oszałamiającyPolish
- espantosoPortuguese
- stupefiantRomanian
- ошеломительныйRussian
- otrasný, šokujúci; závratnýSlovak
- osupljivSlovenian
- šokantanSerbian
- förödande, förbluffandeSwedish
- น่าตกใจ; น่าพิศวงThai
- çok şaşırtıcıTurkish
- 搖晃欲倒的，使震驚Chinese (Trad.)
- приголомшливийUkrainian
- بہت حیرت انگیزUrdu
- gây sửng sốt, làm kinh ngạcVietnamese
- 使腿软不稳的，令人震惊的Chinese (Simp.)
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