stagger

/ˈstæg·ər/ v [I/T] (MOVE)

Definition

› to walk or move awkwardly, as if you have lost your balance, or to cause someone to move awkwardly or to lose his or her balance: [T] When he hit his head on a shelf, it momentarily staggered him. [I] She staggered out of bed to answer the phone.

(Definition of stagger v (MOVE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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