How Do You Spell STAGGERS?

Pronunciation: [stˈaɡəz] (IPA)

The word "staggers" is spelled with a double "g" because it contains a short vowel sound. In IPA phonetics, it can be transcribed as /ˈstæɡərz/ with the first "a" being pronounced as a short "æ" sound, the "g" represented by a voiced velar plosive /ɡ/, and the final "-ers" pronounced as /ərz/. This word refers to a medical condition often seen in livestock, causing a lack of coordination and balance. Correct spelling is important and using IPA phonetics can help ensure proper pronunciation.

STAGGERS Meaning and Definition

1. Staggers is a verb that can be used to describe various actions and conditions. In one sense, it refers to a staggering or unsteady movement, often resulting from physical weakness, intoxication, or dizziness. For example, an individual who is heavily intoxicated may stumble or sway in an uncoordinated manner, displaying signs of staggering. This form of staggering is typically associated with a loss of balance and a lack of control over one's body movements.

   Additionally, staggers can also be used in a more figurative sense to refer to a state of shock, surprise, or disbelief. In such cases, it describes the emotional or mental impact that an unexpected event or information has on an individual. For example, a person might say that they were staggered by the sudden news of a loved one's death or by receiving a significant promotion at work.

   Furthermore, staggers can be used as a noun in the plural form to describe a particular condition that affects animals, particularly livestock. In this context, it refers to a disease or disorder characterized by unsteady movements, lack of coordination, and trembling. The term is often used to describe conditions such as cerebellar hypoplasia in animals, which is a neurological disorder that affects motor coordination and balance.

   Overall, depending on its context and usage, staggers can refer to physical unsteadiness, emotional shock, or a specific medical condition affecting animals.

2. 1. Dizziness, vertigo. 2. A form of caisson disease in which vertigo, mental confusion and muscular weakness are the chief symptoms. 3. A disease in sheep, marked by swaying and uncertain gait, caused by the presence of coenure, the larva of Toenia caenurus, in the brain or by other cerebral lesions called also sturdy and gid.

   A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.

3. A disease in horses and cattle, attended with reeling or giddiness.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for STAGGERS

• straggers
• stogges
• staggard
• stragers
• tagges
• stuggels
• stagerd
• stadges
• targers
• staages
• starger
• stagies
• stanges
• statges
• staggerd
• stangers
• starngers
• staggeres
• staggerrs
• stacgers
• stageers
• staggira
• staggely
• staggors
• stagghts
• slagters

Etymology of STAGGERS

The word "staggers" has its etymological roots in Old Norse and Middle English. It is derived from the Norse word "stagra", which means to reel or sway. In Middle English, the term evolved into "staggeren", which referred to the act of walking unsteadily or wavering. Over time, "staggers" came to specifically denote a condition of uncontrolled or unsteady movement, often associated with illness or intoxication.

Similar spelling words for STAGGERS

• sticker,
• stocker,
• st george,
• staggering,
• staker,
• steiger,
• stucker,
• stoker,
• stecher,
• staggerbush,
• staggerer,
• steger,
• stage right,
• St. George,
• stager,
• staiger,
• stagger,
• stecker,
• Stiger,
• stacker.

Conjugate verb Staggers

CONDITIONAL

I would stagger

we would stagger

you would stagger

he/she/it would stagger

they would stagger

FUTURE

I will stagger

we will stagger

you will stagger

he/she/it will stagger

they will stagger

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have staggered

we will have staggered

you will have staggered

he/she/it will have staggered

they will have staggered

PAST

I staggered

we staggered

you staggered

he/she/it staggered

they staggered

PAST PERFECT

I had staggered

we had staggered

you had staggered

he/she/it had staggered

they had staggered

PRESENT

I stagger

we stagger

you stagger

he/she/it staggers

they stagger

PRESENT PERFECT

I have staggered

we have staggered

you have staggered

he/she/it has staggered

they have staggered

I am staggering

we are staggering

you are staggering

he/she/it is staggering

they are staggering

I was staggering

we were staggering

you were staggering

he/she/it was staggering

they were staggering

I will be staggering

we will be staggering

you will be staggering

he/she/it will be staggering

they will be staggering

I have been staggering

we have been staggering

you have been staggering

he/she/it has been staggering

they have been staggering

I had been staggering

we had been staggering

you had been staggering

he/she/it had been staggering

they had been staggering

I will have been staggering

we will have been staggering

you will have been staggering

he/she/it will have been staggering

they will have been staggering

I would have staggered

we would have staggered

you would have staggered

he/she/it would have staggered

they would have staggered

I would be staggering

we would be staggering

you would be staggering

he/she/it would be staggering

they would be staggering

I would have been staggering

we would have been staggering

you would have been staggering

he/she/it would have been staggering

they would have been staggering