1 : to move or cause to move unsteadily from side to side as if about to fall : reel He staggered under the load's weight. 2 : to cause or feel great surprise or shock The news staggered me.

What type of word is staggered?

Stagger, reel, totter suggest an unsteady manner of walking. To stagger is successively to lose and regain one's equilibrium and the ability to maintain one's direction: to stagger with exhaustion, a heavy load, or intoxication.

What does staggered process mean?

Staggered Process [the ~] noun

– A SmartArt graphic layout used to show a downward progression through stages. Each of the first five lines of Level 1 text corresponds with a rectangle. Unused text does not appear, but remains available if you switch layouts. the Staggered Process.