to stagger
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4.0
- verb
- /ˈstæɡər/
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tambalearse
- Kavanaugh's former Yale classmate Chad Lunnington says on many occasions he heard Brett slur his words and saw him staggering from alcohol consumption.
- stagger to one's feet
- stagger back
And on the other hand, like, do we really want the people that we've just seen staggering around skeletal and brutalized to come here?
- And on the other hand, like, do we really want the people that we've just seen staggering around skeletal and brutalized to come here?
Examples
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Right of the town stretched the beach; there, kids staggered through the sand until stopped short by the water.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her eyes closed, and she staggered from one side of the room to the other.
Academic text (1990) -
Relief that I managed to stagger through it.
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They stagger home single file.
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I rolled through the smoke and staggered around the side of the building.
Fiction book (1990) -
Alas, you're going to have to stagger along without me.
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As the men move in on Charlie, Maranzano staggers back to his feet.
Fiction book (1991) -
Danny is pulling at Dyson, crying and screaming, as his father tries to stagger forward.
Fiction book (1991) -
Feeling faint, he climbed over a row of boxes and staggered toward a distant light.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the long hike, she felt weak and began to stagger down the mountain trail.
Synonyms
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2.2
To cause someone to stumble or lose balance
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1.6
To trip or lose balance while walking and almost fall
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3.8
To move or shake unsteadily from side to side
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5.6
To move suddenly and unsteadily, often forward or to one side
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6.6
To struggle to move or think clearly when you have trouble
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7.7
Move quickly and out of control, often from side to side
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4.6
To move in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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4.8
To walk in an unsteady way as if about to fall
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7.9
To walk awkwardly while dragging your feet
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5.6
To move or lean in a way that looks like it might fall
Unsteady and moving because of weakness or old age
To walk with small, unsteady steps
To walk in a wobbly way as if about to fall
Compounds
How Unsteady
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stagger paints the picture of someone who can hardly stand and is moving as if about to fall; it grew from older uses that meant 'stumble' or 'reel'. So today stagger means to walk or move in an unsteady way.