Verb (used without object) : After staggering momentarily, he recognized that he had to make a decision. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : This load would stagger an elephant. ,The vastness of outer space staggers the mind. ,The news staggered her belief in the triumph of justice. ,The captain staggered the troops along the road. ,They planned to stagger lunch hours so that the cafeteria would not be rushed. From Dictionary.com.
Nellie's answer to this question was a "staggerer" to Master Bob, as he termed it in his choice phraseology. From Wordnik.com. [Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel] Reference
It was somewhat of a staggerer, but I had been through it all myself, and understood the boy's feelings perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [Through St. Dunstan's to Light] Reference
The fust reel staggerer was the reel Firemen, about a thowsand on 'em, a marching along as bold as their brass Helmets. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, November 21, 1891] Reference
But this I can most trewly say, that my slice of luck during this larst munth is worthy of being called a reel staggerer!. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, November 5, 1892] Reference
It is a most inscrutable and unmitigated staggerer! '. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
You've hit the weak point of the defence a regular staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Charge! A Story of Briton and Boer] Reference
This crushing proof of young Leary's goodness was a staggerer for. From Wordnik.com. [Thankful's Inheritance] Reference
I don't know whether you intended that for a joke or for a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces] Reference
Ukridge must have been in the nature of a staggerer to the rustic mind. From Wordnik.com. [Love Among the Chickens A Story of the Haps and Mishaps on an English Chicken Farm] Reference
That was a staggerer, and the boy followed it up while the man was dazed. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Merriwell's Races] Reference
A tiny staggerer, overcome, turns round twice, sits down solemn, and then gets up again. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden Party, and Other Stories] Reference
Birse knew well what the thing was called, but the word is a staggerer to say in company. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Minister] Reference
"Haven't you followed me ever since you were a staggerer?" asked Sally, with a simple look. From Wordnik.com. [The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers] Reference
This was something of a staggerer, but the captain was still certain he was on the right track. From Wordnik.com. [Thankful's Inheritance] Reference
It is a most inscrutable and unmitigated staggerer!’. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
This was a staggerer, but I suggested: "What about. From Wordnik.com. [London's Underworld] Reference
It is a most inscrutable and unmitigated staggerer! ". From Wordnik.com. [Old Curiosity Shop] Reference
It was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [A Prefect's Uncle] Reference
This is a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Back to Methuselah] Reference
This was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of Roscoe Paine] Reference
That was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.'] Reference
The news was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Greenmantle] Reference
This news was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869] Reference
This was a staggerer for me. From Wordnik.com. [A Girl Among the Anarchists] Reference
Every word of that 'par' was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Much Darker Days] Reference
This last condition was rather a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of a Bad Boy] Reference
Well, THAT was a staggerer, coming from him. From Wordnik.com. [Mary-'Gusta] Reference
But the question, nevertheless, was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [Shavings] Reference
A reel staggerer, and no mistake. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 18, 1893] Reference
"This was a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [The Statesmen Snowbound] Reference
It was a bit of a staggerer. ". From Wordnik.com. [Light O' the Morning] Reference
“Well, that’s a staggerer. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Father Brown] Reference
"That is a staggerer, sure enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado] Reference
I gave 'em such a staggerer to begin with. ". From Wordnik.com. [Davy and The Goblin What Followed Reading 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'] Reference
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