noun
the act of breaking something into small pieces
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adjective
seemingly loud enough to break something
Examples
- violently rattling or clattering
- shattering rain striking the windowpanes
- the shattering tones of the enormous carillon
- the shattering peal of artillery
verb
break into many pieces
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Examples
- The wine glass shattered
verb
damage or destroy
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Examples
- The news of her husband's death shattered her life
verb
cause to break into many pieces
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Examples
- shatter the plate