adj
Meaning 1
Incredible, overwhelming, amazing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The army suffered a staggering defeat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
staggering
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/ˈstæɡəɹɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Lurching, floundering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The motion of one who staggers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The condition of being staggered or amazed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
The spacing out of various actions over time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
In animation, the repetition of a sequence of frames to show struggling effort
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 7
present participle and gerund of stagger
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: astonishing, astounding, stupefying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: зашеметяващ (zašemetjavašt) — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Bulgarian: замайващ (zamajvašt) — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Bulgarian: поразителен (porazitelen) — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Finnish: ällistyttävä — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Italian: sconcertante — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Italian: sconvolgente — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Portuguese: impressionante — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Portuguese: incrível — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Portuguese: espantoso — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Romanian: uluitor — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Romanian: incredibil — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Romanian: uimitor — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Russian: ошеломляющий (ošelomljajuščij) — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Russian: потряса́ющий (potrjasájuščij) — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Spanish: asombroso — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Spanish: pasmoso — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Spanish: impactante — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- Spanish: abrumador — incredible, overwhelming, amazing
- German: taumelnd — lurching, floundering
- German: wankend — lurching, floundering
- German: torkelnd — lurching, floundering
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