<p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>to walk, move, or stand unsteadily</li><li>to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument or fight</li><li>to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion; hesitate</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>vacillate</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady</li><li>to shock; render helpless with amazement or the like; astonish</li><li>to cause to waver or falter</li><li>to arrange in a zigzag order or manner on either side of a center</li><li>to arrange otherwise than at the same time, especially in a series of alternating or continually overlapping intervals</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of staggering</li><li>a reeling or tottering movement or motion</li><li>a staggered order or arrangement</li><li>the amount of staggering</li></ul><p><strong>Veterinary Pathology</strong></p><ul><li>also called blind staggers; acute selenium poisoning of livestock characterized by a staggering gait usually followed by respiratory failure and death</li><li>a condition of unknown cause, occurring in pregnant sheep, cattle, and other animals during or just following extended transport, characterized by a staggering gait and progressive paralysis</li></ul>