stagger Definition

stagger
verb staggered, staggering

intr
1. To walk or move unsteadily.

Thesaurus: totter, waver, vacillate, reel, hesitate, lurch, falter, teeter.
2. informal
To cause extreme shock or surprise to someone.
Thesaurus: amaze, astonish, astound, dumbfound, flabbergast, nonplus, overwhelm, shock, stun, stupefy.
3. To arrange (a series of things) so that they take place or begin at different times.

noun

1. The action or an act of staggering.

Etymology: 16c: from Norse stakra to push.