stagger

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈstæɡə/
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• General-American: /ˈstæɡɚ/
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• /ˈsteɪ̯ɡɚ/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising
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• rhymes with -æɡə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: S T AE1 G ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre.

From stag + -er.

128 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَرَنُّح (tarannuḥ) — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Bulgarian: клатушкане (klatuškane) — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Bulgarian: олюляване (oljuljavane) — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Catalan: tentines — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Catalan: trontoll — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Czech: vrávorání — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Czech: potácení se — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Dutch: wankel — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Finnish: hoipertelu — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• French: vaciller — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• French: tituber — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• French: chanceler — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• French: flageoler — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• German: Schwanken — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• German: Wanken — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Greek: παραπατώ (parapató) — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Hungarian: botladozás — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Italian: barcollare — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Italian: vacillare — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: hīrori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: wherori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: hīrorirori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: hūrori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: hūrorirori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: whakatīkorokoro — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: hurori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: tūrori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: tūrorirori — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Māori: tīmangamanga — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Portuguese: cambaleante — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Russian: шата́ние (šatánije) — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Spanish: tambaleo — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Swedish: stappla — an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing
• Czech: motolice — a disease of horses and other animals
• Finnish: laidunhalvaus — a disease of horses and other animals
• Bulgarian: замайване (zamajvane) — bewilderment; perplexity
• Bulgarian: смайване (smajvane) — bewilderment; perplexity
• Finnish: hämmennys — bewilderment; perplexity
• Hungarian: döbbenet — bewilderment; perplexity
• Arabic: تَرَنَّحَ (tarannaḥa) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Bulgarian: клатушкам се (klatuškam se) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Bulgarian: олюлявам се (oljuljavam se) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Catalan: tentinejar — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Chinese Mandarin: 踉蹌 /踉跄 (liàngqiàng) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Czech: potácet se — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Czech: kymácet se — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Finnish: hoiperrella — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Finnish: horjua — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Finnish: toikkaroida — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• French: tituber — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Galician: cambalear — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• German: wackeln — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• German: wanken — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• German: taumeln — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Hungarian: botladozik — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Icelandic: skjögra — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Icelandic: riða — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Icelandic: reika — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Icelandic: slangra — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Ingrian: horjua — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Ingrian: häilyä — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Ingrian: häylyä — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Irish: tuisligh — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Italian: barcollare — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Japanese: よろめく (yoromeku) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Latin: vacillō — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Latin: titubō — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Māori: takarangi — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Māori: hūrorirori — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Māori: hurori — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Māori: kōkeke — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Māori: keha — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Middle English: stakeren — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Occitan: trampelar — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Occitan: titubar — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Portuguese: cambalear — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Russian: шата́ться (šatátʹsja) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Sanskrit: हूर्छति (hūrchati) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Spanish: tambalear — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Spanish: titubar — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Spanish: titubear — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Swedish: vackla — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Thai: เซ (see) — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Turkish: sendelemek — to move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking
• Bulgarian: залитам (zalitam) — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Catalan: tentinejar — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Czech: potácet se — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Czech: vrávorat — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Dutch: wankelen — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Dutch: waggelen — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Finnish: hoiperrella — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• French: tituber — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Galician: cambalear — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• German: torkeln — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Ingrian: horjua — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Italian: barcollare — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Latin: titubō — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Latin: nūtō — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Middle English: stakeren — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Portuguese: cambalear — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Russian: шата́ться (šatátʹsja) — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Spanish: tambalear — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Swedish: ragla — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Thai: เซ (see) — to walk in an awkward, drunken fashion
• Bulgarian: разколебавам се (razkolebavam se) — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Catalan: vacil·lar — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Czech: zaváhat — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Czech: váhat — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Czech: být na vážkách — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Dutch: twijfelen — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Finnish: epäröidä — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Finnish: horjua — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• French: chanceler — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• German: zweifeln — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• German: wanken — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Italian: tentennare — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Middle English: stakeren — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Polish: wahać się — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Portuguese: hesitar — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Russian: колеба́ться (kolebátʹsja) — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Spanish: vacilar — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Spanish: herer — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Spanish: hesitar — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Spanish: dubir — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Spanish: dubitar — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Swedish: vackla — to begin to doubt and waver in purposes
• Finnish: porrastaa — multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly spaced, times or places
• Irish: agaigh — multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly spaced, times or places