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staggering

 
Dictionary: stag·ger·ing   (stăg'ər-ĭng) pronunciation
adj.

Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.

staggeringly stag'ger·ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Of such a character as to overwhelm: Informal mind-blowing, mind-boggling. See big/small/amount, excite/bore/interest, surprise/expect.
  2. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense: overpowering, overwhelming, towering. See big/small/amount.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: walking unsteadily
  Synonyms: lurching, stumbling, weaving

Meaning #2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  Synonyms: astonishing, astounding, stupefying


Translations: Staggering
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbløffende, rystende, vaklende, chokerende, svimlende, forfærdende

Nederlands (Dutch)
onthutsend, waggelend, weifelend

Français (French)
adj. - prodigieux, renversant, déconcertant, bouleversant, stupéfiant, étourdissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schwindelerregend, erschütternd

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συγκλονιστικός, καταπληκτικός

Italiano (Italian)
sbalorditivo, sconcertante

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cambaleante

Русский (Russian)
шатающаяся, нетвердая походка, неуверенный движения, расположение в шахматном порядке, неравномерное расположение, неустойчивый, шатающийся, ошеломляющий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - asombroso, sorprendente, desconcertante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - vacklande, raglande, ostadig, vinglig, häpnadsväckande, förbluffande, svindlande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
摇晃欲倒的, 巨大的, 惊人的, 难以相信的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 搖晃欲倒的, 巨大的, 驚人的, 難以相信的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비틀거리는, 망설이는, 깜짝 놀라게 하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - よろめく, 千鳥足の, 圧倒的な, 驚異的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مذهل, مدهش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מזעזע, ממוטט, מדהים‬


 
 
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