Definitions for staggering
ˈstæg ə rɪŋstag·ger·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. staggering(Adjective)

   Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

   The army suffered a staggering defeat.

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1. Staggering

   of Stagger

How to pronounce staggering?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Abraham Maslow:

   Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering

2. Suzanne Lane:

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

3. Emma Watson:

   Its completely staggering to think that this is the only service of its type given that research has found that as many as one in two women experience sexual harassment in the workplace, it finally feels like people are realizing the scale of the problem.

4. Sam Kass:

   In the United States we throw away around 40 % of what we produce ; and globally, 28 % of the land under cultivation grows food that ends up in landfills, not only are you wasting all of the energy and water -- and the emissions from nitrous oxide from fertilizers -- you then just dump that into a landfill, which produces methane in amounts that is just staggering.

5. 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.

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