stagger meaning

stagger as a verb

1. walk as if unable to control one's movements
   • The drunken man staggered into the room

   Synonyms: reel, keel, lurch, swag, careen

   Type of: walk

   Related forms: staggerer

2. walk with great difficulty
   • He staggered along in the heavy snow

   Synonyms: flounder

   Type of: walk

3. to arrange in a systematic order
   • stagger the chairs in the lecture hall

   Synonyms: distribute

   Type of: arrange

4. astound or overwhelm, as with shock
   • She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake

   Type of: overwhelm

stagger as a noun

1. an unsteady uneven gait

   Synonyms: lurch, stumble

   Type of: gait

How to pronounce stagger

stagger is pronounced /ˈstæɡɚ/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with stagger

• dagger
• swagger
• bragger