What does shattering mean?

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. Linda Fink:

    It was a shattering of our world.

  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. 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.

  4. Jeff Kravetz:

    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.

  5. North Carolina Pork Council:

    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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