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SHATTERING

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• SHATTERING (noun)
The noun SHATTERING has 1 sense:

1. the act of breaking something into small pieces

Familiarity information: SHATTERING used as a noun is very rare.

• SHATTERING (adjective)
The adjective SHATTERING has 1 sense:

1. seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering

Familiarity information: SHATTERING used as an adjective is very rare.

• SHATTERING (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The act of breaking something into small pieces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

shattering; smashing

Hypernyms ("shattering" is a kind of...):

break; breakage; breaking (the act of breaking something)

• SHATTERING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering

Context examples:

shattering rain striking the windowpanes / the shattering tones of the enormous carillon / the shattering peal of artillery

Similar:

loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)

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