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Definitions for SHATTERING
shat·ter·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. smashing, shatteringadjective

    the act of breaking something into small pieces

  2. shatteringadjective

    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"

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  1. shattering

    Shattering generally means breaking or dividing into multiple fragments, often violently or suddenly. It can be used literally to describe the physical breaking of a solid object, and figuratively to describe the disruption or destruction of abstract concepts, such as dreams, plans, or emotional states.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Shattering

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHATTERING in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of SHATTERING in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of SHATTERING in a Sentence

  1. Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein:

    This, in turn, could expand the conflict beyond Yemen's borders, potentially shattering regional stability.

  2. Cheryl Howard:

    The first day was great. The second day we were watching a musical and everything started sliding. All I can remember is glass shattering everywhere and it was very scary to hear the glass.

  3. Communist Party secretary in Muhe:

    You can say we have undergone earth-shattering changes, especially when it comes to increasing our awareness of environmental protection.

  4. Steven Soderbergh:

    So it wasn't like we assumed it would, but if there was even a possibility that it would happen, then you have to account for that. That would have been such a shattering moment, that to come back after that would have been just impossible.

  5. Russ Vought:

    It is critical that Congress not pass a lame-duck spending package that prevents a new Republican majority with hopefully a paradigm-shattering speaker from passing this budget early next year.

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