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SHATTERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of breaking something into small pieces
Synonyms:
shattering; smashing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shattering" is a kind of...):
break; breakage; breaking (the act of breaking something)
Derivation:
shatter (break into many pieces)
shatter (cause to break into many pieces)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
Example:
the shattering peal of artillery
Classified under:
Similar:
loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb shatter
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