Definition of Shattering in English :

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Shattering

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Noun

1. shattering, smashing

the act of breaking something into small pieces

Adjective

2. shattering

seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering

Example Sentences:
'shattering rain striking the windowpanes'
'the shattering tones of the enormous carillon'
'the shattering peal of artillery'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Shattering

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v. shat·tered, shat·ter·ing, shat·ters
v.tr.
1. To cause to break or burst suddenly into pieces, as with a violent blow. See Synonyms at break.
2.
a. To damage seriously; disable: His health was shattered by the disease.
b. To cause the destruction or ruin of; destroy: The outcome of the conflict shattered our dreams of peace and prosperity.
v.intr.
To break into pieces; smash or burst: The glass shattered when it hit the floor.
n.
1. often shatters A fragment or splinter: a rare piece of porcelain now in shatters.
2. A scattering collection or spray of fragments: "A window broke into a shatter of glass" (Rosemund Pilcher).

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