Staggering vs Surprised - What's the difference?
staggering | surprised |
The motion of one who staggers.
* 1837 , Memoirs of Mirabeau'' (in ''The Westminster Review , volume 26, page 436)
That which staggers something or somebody.
* (Ebenezer Erskine)
Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
(surprise)
As verbs the difference between staggering and surprised
is that staggering is while surprised is (surprise).As adjectives the difference between staggering and surprised
is that staggering is incredible, overwhelming, amazing while surprised is caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.As a noun staggering
is the motion of one who staggers.staggering
English
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* staggeringlyNoun
(en noun)- There are to whom the gods, in their bounty, give glory: but far oftener it is given in wrath, as a curse and a poison; disturbing the whole inner health and industry of the man; leading onward through dizzy staggerings and tarantula jiggings
- But these doubts, and fears, and staggerings , although they may be in the believer, yet they are not in his faith; these things argue the infirmity of his faith, indeed; but under all this, faith is fighting for the victory