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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered}
(-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren,
Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push,
stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.]
1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in
standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness;
to sway; to reel or totter.
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Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow.
--Dryden.
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2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.
"The enemy staggers." --Addison.
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3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less
confident or determined; to hesitate.
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He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God
through unbelief. --Rom. iv. 20.
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