Definition of STAGGERING

staggering

Plural: staggerings

Verb

  • walk as if unable to control one's movements
  • walk with great difficulty
  • to arrange in a systematic order
  • astound or overwhelm, as with shock
  • present participle and gerund of stagger

Adjective Satellite

  • so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    • "the amount of money required was staggering"
    • "suffered a staggering defeat"

Adj

  • Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
  • Lurching, floundering.

Noun

  • The motion of one who staggers.
  • The condition of being staggered or amazed.
  • The spacing out of various actions over time.
  • In animation, the repetition of a sequence of frames to show struggling effort

Examples

  • The army suffered a staggering defeat.

Scrabble Score: 13

staggering: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
staggering: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
staggering: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

staggering: valid Words With Friends Word