stagger
Meaning
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- An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.
- A disease of horses and other animals, attended by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling.
- Bewilderment; perplexity.
- The spacing out of various actions over time.
- The difference in circumference between the left and right tires on a racing vehicle. It is used on oval tracks to make the car turn better in the corners.
- The horizontal positioning of a biplane, triplane, or multiplane's wings in relation to one another.
Synonyms
walk unsteadily
be unsteady
be lopsided
space out
shillyshally
feel giddy
make mistakes
move to and fro
roll about
shake about
sway about
sway to and fro
toss about
unsteady on one’s feet
shake from side to side
titubate
be tottery
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstæɡə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English stageren, stakeren, from Old Norse stakra (“to push, stagger”). Cognate with dialectal Danish stagre.
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