Crossword clues for staggered
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered (-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.] [OE. stakeren, Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push, stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. Stake, n.]
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To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter.
Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow.
--Dryden. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail. ``The enemy staggers.''
--Addison.-
To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.
He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief.
--Rom. iv. 20.
Wiktionary
1 Astonished, taken aback. 2 referring to something that has been arranged in a way that is not uniform v
(en-past of: stagger)
Wikipedia
Stagger or staggered may refer to:
- Stagger (aviation), the horizontal positioning of a plane's wings
- Stagger, a motorsport term for the difference in size between right and left tires
- Staggered (film), a 1994 British romantic comedy film
- Staggered Board of Directors, a method of electing directors of a company or other organization
- Staggered conformation, a chemical conformation of an ethane-like moiety
- Staggered elections, a method of electing members of government
- Staggered fermion, a model in quantum mechanics
- Staggered junction, a place where roads meet a main road at a slight distance apart
- Staggered Pin Grid Array, a style of arranging pins on an integrated circuit package
- Staggered spinup, a method for preventing excessive power-consumption in computer disks
- Staggered truss system, a type of structural steel framing used in high-rise buildings
Staggered is a 1994 British romantic comedy film starring Martin Clunes and Anna Chancellor. It follows the misfortune of Neil (Clunes), a bridegroom trying to get back to his intended bride after a stag night.
Usage examples of "staggered".
The cleric standing behind her chair staggered backward, as if he had been kicked in the back of the knees.
Liath staggered at its brilliance, yet within the archway of leaping flames shadows writhed.
Rosvita staggered, made dizzy by this abrupt displacement of what she knew and understood while all around her the people in the room leaped backward or fled into the other chamber, sobbing in fright.
Her strength was amazing: Sanglant, who stood a good head and a half taller than her, actually staggered backward.
When she stepped forward, crossing from shadow into sun, the blast of the sun hit her so hard she staggered back, raising a hand to shield herself.
With an angry oath the shadowed form that had been molesting her staggered back and slammed into another figure who had also come calling to the sleeping platform.
He staggered back into the shadowed archway of the tunnel, fell to his knees, and flung up his staff, thinking he would be struck down while he was helpless.
She staggered back into the shelter of the firs and tried to make sense of the scene before her.
Blood leaked between his gloved fingers as he staggered and fell, although his scream echoed on and on in time to the pounding of her heart.
They staggered forward into the shade of tall trees whose fronds waved in the breeze.
With his staff held vertically, Alain shoved the point aside and, using the rocks to protect himself, twisted within the cleft, striking the leading warrior so hard in the face that he staggered Backward into the others.
Adelheid cried out, choked, and barely staggered out of her chair before vomiting on the ground while one of her ladies held her.
He staggered and fell forward just as Wolfhere, turning, struck him down.
She staggered, head swimming, and fought to keep her balance, to keep her dignity.
They traded a fierce exchange of blows, but Everwin staggered back, his face covered in blood.