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Definitions for shattering
shat·ter·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
smashing, shatteringadjective
the act of breaking something into small pieces
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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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
Shattering
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straighten
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shattering in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shattering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of shattering in a Sentence
It was a shattering of our world.
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.
Veteran Reuters photographer Mike Segar:
I was trying to give viewers a little bit of a different taste of what we see on a day to day basis, your photos don’t necessarily have to capture the most earth-shattering moments of the campaign, but they have to capture people’s interest.
We did get that great GDP number … noting earth-shattering but confirmation the U.S. economy is really doing well and firing on all metrics.
We remain concerned about the potential impact of these record-shattering floods, we are continuing to assess the impact and expect to provide further updates later.
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