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. Lise Grande:

    The destruction the team has found in Ramadi is worse than any other part of Iraq. It is staggering.

  2. Michael Terwilliger:

    The challenge with Asurion has always been the staggering in frequency and size of dividends the sponsors have extracted over the years, longer-term holders may be less myopically dividend focused, which could allow the credit to delever.

  3. Kelvin Cochran:

    To actually lose my childhood dream-come-true profession – where all of my expectations have been greatly exceeded – because of my faith is staggering, the very faith that led me to pursue my career has been used to take it from me.

  4. Jason Romero:

    I became a [much] more active member of the blind community and I realized there are these staggering statistics, like a 70 percent unemployment rate for blind people, a 66 percent obesity rate, two times the rate of depression compared to the general population, you can’t tell me that 70 percent of blind people are unemployable and don’t have those skills.

  5. Bei Wu:

    Given the staggering number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and dementia each year, and the opportunity to improve oral health across the life span, it's important to gain a deeper understanding of the connection between poor oral health and cognitive decline.

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