stagger
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/ˈstæɡər/
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/ˈstæɡə(r)/
An unsteady way of walking, like you might fall.
After the accident, he walked with a stagger.
To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall.
The tired man began to stagger down the street.
To shock or surprise someone greatly.
The news made him stagger in disbelief.
To arrange events to start at different times.
They had to stagger the shifts to avoid crowding.