shattering

shat·ter

S0322500 (shăt′ər)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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[Middle English schateren, from Old English *sceaterian, to scatter.]

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shat′ter·ing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shattering - the act of breaking something into small piecessmashingbreaking, breakage, break - the act of breaking something; "the breakage was unavoidable"
Adj.	1.	shattering - seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering; "shattering rain striking the windowpanes"; "the shattering tones of the enormous carillon"; "the shattering peal of artillery"loud - characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones"

shattering

adjective devastating, stunning, severe, crushing, overwhelming, paralysing Yesterday's news was another shattering blow.

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