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SHATTERING

Pronunciation (US):

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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:

Adjectives

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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