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stagger
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1 stagger
An unsteady uneven gait.
synoniemen: lurch, stumble.
Nederlands: wankel
Pools: zataczanie siÄ™
werkwoord
1 stagger
Walk as if unable to control one's movements:
— The drunken man staggered into the room.
synoniemen: careen, keel, lurch, reel, swag.
Roget 824:
excite,
affect,
touch,
move,
impress,
strike,
interest,
animate,
inspire,
impassion,
smite,
infect;
stir the blood,
fire the blood,
warm the blood;
set astir;
wake,
awake,
awaken;
call forth;
evoke,
provoke;
raise up,
summon up,
call up,
wake up,
blow up,
get up,
light up;
raise;
get up the steam,
rouse,
arouse,
stir;
fire,
kindle,
enkindle,
apply the torch,
set on fire,
inflame.
stimulate;
exsuscitate†;
inspirit;
spirit up,
stir up,
work up,
pique;
infuse life into,
give new life to;
bring new blood,
introduce new blood;
quicken;
sharpen,
whet;
work upon
etc.
(incite)
615;
hurry on,
give a fillip,
put on one's mettle.
fan the fire,
fan the flame;
blow the coals,
stir the embers;
fan into a flame;
foster,
heat,
warm,
foment,
raise to a fever heat;
keep up,
keep the pot boiling;
revive,
rekindle;
rake up,
rip up.
stir the feelings,
play on the feelings,
come home to the feelings;
touch a string,
touch a chord,
touch the soul,
touch the heart;
go to one's heart,
penetrate,
pierce,
go through one,
touch to the quick;
possess the soul,
pervade the soul,
penetrate the soul,
imbrue the soul,
absorb the soul,
affect the soul,
disturb the soul.
absorb,
rivet the attention;
sink into the mind,
sink into the heart;
prey on the mind,
distract;
intoxicate;
overwhelm,
overpower;
bouleverser [Fr.],
upset,
turn one's head.
fascinate;
enrapture
etc.
(give pleasure)
829.
agitate,
perturb,
ruffle,
fluster,
shake,
disturb,
startle,
shock,
stagger;
give one a shock,
give one a turn;
strike all of a heap;
stun,
astound,
electrify,
galvanize,
petrify.
irritate,
sting;
cut to the heart,
cut to the quick;
try one's temper;
fool to the top of one's bent,
pique;
infuriate,
madden,
make one's blood boil;
lash into fury
etc.
(wrath)
900.
be excited
etc.
adj.;
flush up,
flare up;
catch the infection;
thrill
etc.
(feel)
821;
mantle;
work oneself up;
seethe,
boil,
simmer,
foam,
fume,
flame,
rage,
rave;
run mad
etc.
(passion)
825.
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Roget 870:
wonder,
marvel,
admire;
be surprised
etc.
adj.;
start;
stare;
open one's eyes,
rub one's eyes,
turn up one's eyes;
gloar†;
gape,
open one's mouth,
hold one's breath;
look aghast,
stand aghast,
stand agog;
look blank
etc.
(disappointment)
509;
tombe des nues [Fr.];
not believe one's eyes,
not believe one's ears,
not believe one's senses.
not be able to account for
etc.
(unintelligible)
519;
not know whether one stands on one's head or one's not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels.
surprise,
astonish,
amaze,
astound;
dumfound,
dumfounder;
startle,
dazzle;
daze;
strike,
strike with wonder,
strike with awe;
electrify;
stun,
stupefy,
petrify,
confound,
bewilder,
flabbergast,
stagger,
throw on one's beam ends,
fascinate,
turn the head,
take away one's breath,
strike dumb;
make one's hair stand on end,
make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth;
make one stare.
take by surprise
etc.
(be unexpected)
508.
be wonderful
etc.
adj.;
beggar description,
beggar the imagination,
baffle description;
stagger belief.
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Roget 616:
dissuade,
dehort†,
cry out against,
remonstrate,
expostulate,
warn,
contraindicate.
disincline,
indispose,
shake,
stagger;
dispirit;
discourage,
dishearten;
deter;
repress,
hold back,
keep back
etc.
(restrain)
751;
render averse
etc.
603;
repel;
turn aside
etc.
(deviation)
279;
wean from;
act as a drag
etc.
(hinder)
706;
throw cold water on,
damp,
cool,
chill,
blunt,
calm,
quiet,
quench;
deprecate
etc.
766.
disenchant,
disillusion,
deflate,
take down a peg,
pop one's balloon,
prick one's balloon,
burst one's bubble;
disabuse
(correction)
527.1.
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Roget 508:
not expect
etc.
507;
be taken by surprise;
start;
miscalculate
etc.
481;
not bargain for;
come upon,
fall upon.
be unexpected
etc.
adj.;
come unawares
etc.
adv.;
turn up,
pop,
drop from the clouds;
come upon one,
burst upon one,
flash upon one,
bounce upon one,
steal upon one,
creep upon one;
come like a thunder clap,
burst like a thunderclap,
thunder bolt;
take by surprise,
catch by surprise,
catch unawares,
catch napping;
yach [S. Afr.].
pounce upon,
spring a mine upon.
surprise,
startle,
take aback,
electrify,
stun,
stagger,
take away one's breath,
throw off one's guard;
astonish,
dumbfound
etc.
(strike with wonder)
870.
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Roget 485:
disbelieve,
discredit;
not believe
etc.
484;
misbelieve†;
refuse to admit
etc.
(dissent)
489;
refuse to believe
etc.
(incredulity)
487.
doubt;
be doubtful
etc.
(uncertain)
475;
doubt the truth of;
be skeptical as to
etc.
adj.;
diffide†;
distrust,
mistrust;
suspect,
smoke,
scent,
smell a rat;
have doubts,
harbor doubts,
entertain doubts,
suspicions;
have one's doubts.
demure,
stick at,
pause,
hesitate,
scruple;
stop to consider,
waver.
hang in suspense,
hang in doubt.
throw doubt upon,
raise a question;
bring in,
call in question;
question,
challenge,
dispute;
deny
etc.
536;
cavil;
cause a doubt,
raise a doubt,
start a doubt,
suggest a doubt,
awake a doubt,
make suspicion;
ergotize†.
startle,
stagger;
shake one's faith,
shake one's belief,
stagger one's faith,
stagger one's belief.
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Roget 315:
be agitated
&c.;
shake;
tremble,
tremble like an aspen leaf;
quiver,
quaver,
quake,
shiver,
twitter,
twire†,
writhe,
toss,
shuffle,
tumble,
stagger,
bob,
reel,
sway,
wag,
waggle;
wriggle,
wriggle like an eel;
dance,
stumble,
shamble,
flounder,
totter,
flounce,
flop,
curvet,
prance,
cavort [U.S.];
squirm.
throb,
pulsate,
beat,
palpitate,
go pitapat;
flutter,
flitter,
flicker,
bicker;
bustle.
ferment,
effervesce,
foam;
boil,
boil over;
bubble up;
simmer.
toss about,
jump about;
jump like a parched pea;
shake like an aspen leaf;
shake to its center,
shake to its foundations;
be the sport of the winds and waves;
reel to and fro like a drunken man;
move from post to pillar and from pillar to move from post to pillar and from pillar to post,
drive from post to pillar and from pillar to drive from post to pillar and from pillar to post,
keep between hawk and buzzard.
agitate,
shake,
convulse,
toss,
tumble,
bandy,
wield,
brandish,
flap,
flourish,
whisk,
jerk,
hitch,
jolt;
jog,
joggle,
jostle,
buffet,
hustle,
disturb,
stir,
shake up,
churn,
jounce,
wallop,
whip,
vellicate†.
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Roget 275:
move slowly
etc.
adv.;
creep,
crawl,
lag,
slug,
drawl,
linger,
loiter,
saunter;
plod,
trudge,
stump along,
lumber;
trail,
drag;
dawdle
etc.
(be inactive)
683;
grovel,
worm one's way,
steal along;
job on,
rub on,
bundle on;
toddle,
waddle,
wabble†,
slug,
traipse,
slouch,
shuffle,
halt,
hobble,
limp,
caludicate†,
shamble;
flag,
falter,
trotter,
stagger;
mince,
step short;
march in slow time,
march in funeral procession;
take one's time;
hang fire
etc.
(be late)
133.
retard,
relax;
slacken,
check,
moderate,
rein in,
curb;
reef;
strike sail,
shorten sail,
take in sail;
put on the drag,
apply the brake;
clip the wings;
reduce the speed;
slacken speed,
slacken one's pace;
lose ground.
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Roget 314:
oscillate;
vibrate,
librate†;
alternate,
undulate,
wave;
rock,
swing;
pulsate,
beat;
wag,
waggle;
nod,
bob,
courtesy,
curtsy;
tick;
play;
wamble†,
wabble†;
dangle,
swag.
fluctuate,
dance,
curvet,
reel,
quake;
quiver,
quaver;
shake,
flicker;
wriggle;
roll,
toss,
pitch;
flounder,
stagger,
totter;
move up and down,
bob up and down
etc.
adv.;
pass and repass,
ebb and flow,
come and go;
vacillate
etc.
605;
teeter [U.S.].
brandish,
shake,
flourish.
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2 stagger
Walk with great difficulty:
— He staggered along in the heavy snow.
synoniem: flounder.
3 stagger
To arrange in a systematic order:
— Stagger the chairs in the lecture hall.
synoniem: distribute.
4 stagger
Astound or overwhelm, as with shock.
Nederlands: duizelen, suizebollen
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