The action or an act of shiver, v.1

(up-, prefix affix 3d. Cf. upbreak, v.)

Breaking into small fragments; smashing, smash; crushing.

The action of breaking open or breaking up. Obsolete. rare.

Splintering, splitting. Obsolete. rare.

The action or fact of breaking apart; a breakage. Obsolete.

Work done with a hatchet, esp. the chopping of wood or carving of stone.

The action of shatter, v.; an instance of this. Also concrete, a shattered piece or fragment.

The action of shattering, bursting, or breaking apart violently, typically so as to scatter fragments outwards; an instance of this.

A loud sound of breaking or crushing; a severe or extensive crushing, shivering, or breaking of anything, esp. accompanied by a crashing sound; a…

The violent shattering, bursting, or breaking apart of an object as a result of pressure, typically from within, scattering fragments outwards; an…

The action or process of breaking into splinters. Also figurative.

The operation of blowing rocks to pieces; also its result or material produce. Also, the operation of breaking up ice.

The act of shattering, the result of being shattered.

The action of scattering. Also, the fact or condition of being scattered.

The action of smash, v.1 in various senses.