stagger

verb/ˈstæɡər/

Frequency rank: #15,481 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

Illustration for the English word “stagger”

Example sentence

The exhausted hiker began to stagger as he approached the finish line.

Synonyms & related words

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