stag·ger·ing

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• stag´ger|ing|ly — stag|ger|ing «STAG uhr ihng», adjective. 1. causing to stagger; confounding; shocking: »a staggering surprise, a staggering thought. 2. enormous; immense; stupendous: »From a material standpoint, the achievements of the United States…have been… …   Useful english dictionary

• stag|ger|ing — «STAG uhr ihng», adjective. 1. causing to stagger; confounding; shocking: »a staggering surprise, a staggering thought. 2. enormous; immense; stupendous: »From a material standpoint, the achievements of the United States…have been staggering ( …   Useful english dictionary

• stag — stag; stag·er; stag·ery; stag·gard; stag·ger·er; stag·gery; stag·gie; stag·gy; stag·i·rite; stag·mom·e·ter; stag·nance; stag·nan·cy; stag·nant; stag·na·tion; stag·nic·o·la; stag·nic·o·lous; stag·num; stag·o·nos·po·ra; stag·fla·tion; stag·ger;… …   English syllables

• ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… …   English syllables

• ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

• staggeringly — stag·ger·ing·ly …   English syllables

• staggering — stag|ger|ing [ stægərıŋ ] adjective extremely surprising: the staggering success of the books a staggering 63 percent increase ╾ stag|ger|ing|ly adverb: staggeringly effective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• staggering — stag•ger•ing [[t]ˈstæg ə rɪŋ[/t]] adj. cvb tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money[/ex] • Etymology: 1555–65 stag′ger•ing•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• staggering — stag|ger|ing [ˈstægərıŋ] adj extremely great or surprising = ↑amazing ▪ The cost was a staggering $10 million. ▪ The financial impact on the town was staggering. >staggeringly adv ▪ a staggeringly beautiful landscape …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Staggeringly — Stag ger*ing*ly, adv. In a staggering manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English