Definitions for staggering
ˈstæg ə rɪŋstag·ger·ing

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

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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. staggeringadjective

   Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.

   The army suffered a staggering defeat.

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1. Staggering

   of Stagger

How to pronounce staggering?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say staggering in sign language?

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. John Fithian:

   Were looking at more than 30 million American and more than 100 million global guests that experienced Endgame on the big screen in one weekend, the numbers are just staggering.

2. Arthur C. Clarke:

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

3. Andrew Fenelon:

   The idea that Americans live several years shorter than we would expect them to, given the level of development, is sort of already known, but every time I come across that number it seems staggering that we get two fewer years of life just for living here.

4. Chris Harmer:

   It’s staggering to me that anybody even at year five of this civil war thought this would be a good idea.

5. 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.

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