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stag·ger·ing

 (stăg′ər-ĭng)
adj.
Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.
stag′ger·ing·ly adv.
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staggering

(ˈstæɡərɪŋ)
adj
astounding or overwhelming; shocking: a staggering increase in demand.
ˈstaggeringly adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stag•ger•ing

(ˈstæg ə rɪŋ)

adj.
tending to stagger or overwhelm: a staggering amount of money.
[1555–65]
stag′ger•ing•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.staggering - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelmstaggering - so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding achievement"; "the amount of money required was staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure inside the boucle dress was stupefying"
stupefying, astonishing, astounding
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
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staggering

adverb astounding, amazing, stunning, surprising, overwhelming, astonishing, breathtaking, stupefying The results have been quite staggering.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

staggering

adjective
1. Of such a character as to overwhelm:
Informal: mind-blowing, mind-boggling.
2. Awesomely or forbiddingly intense:
overpowering, overwhelming, towering.
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Translations
مُذْهِل، صاعِق
otřesný
megrázó
yfiròyrmandi; gífurlegur
çok şaşırtıcı

staggering

[ˈstægərɪŋ] ADJ (= astonishing) → asombroso, pasmoso
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

staggering

[ˈstægərɪŋ] adj (= amazing) → stupéfiant(e)staging post n → relais m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

staggering

adj
to be a staggering blow (to somebody/something) → ein harter or schwerer Schlag (für jdn/etw) sein
(= amazing) → atemberaubend, umwerfend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

staggering

[ˈstægərɪŋ] adj (amazing) → sbalorditivo/a, incredibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stagger

(ˈstӕgə) verb
1. to sway, move or walk unsteadily. The drunk man staggered along the road.
2. to astonish. I was staggered to hear he had died.
3. to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times.
ˈstaggering adjective
causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment. a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.
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