Staggering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

walk as if unable to control one's movements

walk with great difficulty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈæɡɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈaɡəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈaɡəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /stˈæɡɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The drunken man staggered into the room
He staggered along in the heavy snow
stagger the chairs in the lecture hall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

astonishing stupefying stagger lurch reel distribute swag careen keel astounding flounder

Parts of Speech

verb	walk as if unable to control one's movements “The drunken man staggered into the room”
verb	walk with great difficulty “He staggered along in the heavy snow”
verb	to arrange in a systematic order “stagger the chairs in the lecture hall”
verb	astound or overwhelm, as with shock “She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake”
adjective	so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm “such an enormous response was astonishing”

Word Forms

stagger	noun	an unsteady uneven gait
staggerer	noun	someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
reeler	noun	someone who walks unsteadily as if about to fall
lurch	noun	an unsteady uneven gait
careen	noun	pitching dangerously to one side

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Staffelung

gehen, als ob man seine Bewegungen nicht kontrollieren könnte

🇫🇷French

échelonnement

marcher comme s'il était incapable de contrôler ses mouvements

🇪🇸Spanish

asombroso

caminar como si fuera incapaz de controlar sus movimientos

🇮🇹Italian

sconcertante

camminare come se non si riuscisse a controllare i propri movimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

onthutsend

lopen alsof u uw bewegingen niet kunt beheersen

🇵🇹Portuguese

impressionante

andar como se não conseguisse controlar os próprios movimentos

🇷🇺Russian

ошеломляющий

ходить, как будто не в силах контролировать свои движения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चक्कर

ऐसे चलें जैसे कि अपनी गतिविधियों को नियंत्रित करने में असमर्थ हों

🇧🇩Bengali

স্তম্ভিত

এমনভাবে হাঁটা যেন তার গতিবিধি নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে পারে না

🇮🇳Tamil

திகைக்க வைக்கிறது

ஒருவரின் அசைவுகளை கட்டுப்படுத்த முடியாதது போல் நடக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దిమ్మతిరిగే

ఒకరి కదలికలను నియంత్రించలేనట్లు నడవండి

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्कादायक

एखाद्याच्या हालचालींवर नियंत्रण ठेवण्यास असमर्थ असल्यासारखे चालणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આશ્ચર્યજનક

કોઈની હિલચાલને નિયંત્રિત કરવામાં અસમર્થ હોય તેમ ચાલવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಗ್ಭ್ರಮೆಗೊಳಿಸುವ

ಒಬ್ಬರ ಚಲನವಲನಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದವರಂತೆ ನಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അമ്പരപ്പിക്കുന്ന

ഒരാളുടെ ചലനങ്ങൾ നിയന്ത്രിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്തതുപോലെ നടക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਰਾਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੱਲੋ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਹਰਕਤਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਾਬੂ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੋਵੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

حیران کن

اس طرح چلنا جیسے کسی کی حرکات پر قابو نہ پایا جا سکے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人震惊的

走路时好像无法控制自己的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

驚くべき

自分の動きを制御できないかのように歩く

🇰🇷Korean

엄청난

자신의 움직임을 통제할 수 없는 것처럼 걷는다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng kinh ngạc

bước đi như thể không thể kiểm soát chuyển động của mình

🇹🇭Thai

ส่าย

เดินเหมือนควบคุมการเคลื่อนไหวไม่ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengejutkan

berjalan seolah tidak mampu mengendalikan gerakannya

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakabigla

lumakad na parang hindi makontrol ang mga galaw

🇲🇾Malay

memeranjatkan

berjalan seperti tidak dapat mengawal pergerakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مذهل

المشي كما لو كان غير قادر على التحكم في حركاته

🇮🇷Persian

سرسام آور

طوری راه بروید که انگار نمی توانید حرکات خود را کنترل کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

şaşırtıcı

sanki hareketlerini kontrol edemiyormuş gibi yürümek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַדְהִים

ללכת כאילו לא יכול לשלוט בתנועותיו

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