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staggering

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stag·ger·ing  (stgr-ng)
adj.
Causing great astonishment, amazement, or dismay; overwhelming: a staggering achievement; a staggering defeat.
stagger·ing·ly adv.
staggering [ˈstægərɪŋ]
adj
astounding or overwhelming; shocking a staggering increase in demand
staggeringly  adv
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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"
staggering
adverb astounding, amazing, stunning, surprising, overwhelming, astonishing, breathtaking, stupefying The results have been quite staggering.
Translations
staggering [ˈstægərɪŋ] ADJ (= astonishing) → asombroso, pasmoso
staggering [ˈstægərɪŋ] adj (= amazing) → stupéfiant(e)
staging post n → relais m
staggering
adj
to be a staggering blow (to somebody/something) → ein harter or schwerer Schlag (für jdn/etw) sein
(= amazing) → atemberaubend, umwerfend
staggering [ˈstægərɪŋ] adj (amazing) → sbalorditivo/a, incredibile
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By that time, I was staggering on the kitchen floor like a little drunkard, through having been newly set upon my feet, and through having been fast asleep, and through waking in the heat and lights and noise of tongues.
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