"stagger" meaning in English

See stagger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈstæɡə/ [UK], /ˈstæɡɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stagger.wav [UK] Forms: stagger [singular], staggers [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A stagger is an unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall.
    Sense id: simple-stagger-en-noun-7e~Qxn4r

Verb

IPA: /ˈstæɡə/ [UK], /ˈstæɡɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stagger.wav [UK] Forms: stagger [canonical], staggers [third-person, singular], staggered [past], staggered [past, participle], staggering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you stagger, you sway unsteadily.
    Sense id: simple-stagger-en-verb-kgvSeLUp
  2. If you are staggered, you are astonished or deeply shocked.
    Sense id: simple-stagger-en-verb-EeYfWTW0
  3. # If you stagger something, you arrange it so that it does not occur at the same time as something else.
    Sense id: simple-stagger-en-verb-Nol-SVhS
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