Vocabulary
Staggering
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
Urdu meaning
حیرت انگیز، لڑکھڑانا،جھومتے ہوئے چلنے والا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Estimates based on reported incidents indicate that hundreds of police encounters in recent months have resulted in a staggering number of deaths across Punjab.
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Extrajudicial killing
— 2026-04-22
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The scale of the crisis in Taunsa is staggering.
Dawn Editorials —
In unsafe hands
— 2026-04-16
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The cost of missed vaccines alone is staggering.According to Gavi, for every dollar invested in vaccination in low-income countries, $16 are saved in healthcare costs and from lost productivity and low wages.
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Cost of conflict
— 2026-03-16
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The numbers presented by the Association are staggering.
Dawn Editorials —
Kidney disease
— 2026-03-14
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The series of dams have reduced Iraq`s water supply from the two rivers by a staggering 80 per cent since the 1960s.
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Mesopotamian rivers
— 2025-12-25
Synonyms
lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter,
Antonyms
unimpressive, uninspiring, unremarkable
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