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- DictionaryShat·ter·ing/ˈSHadəriNG/
adjective
- 1. very shocking or upsetting: "he found it a shattering experience"
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6 days ago · 1. adjective. Something that is shattering shocks and upsets you very much. The experience of their daughter's death had been absolutely shattering. Yesterday's decision was another shattering blow. Synonyms: devastating, stunning [informal], severe, crushing More Synonyms of shattering. 2. See also earth-shattering, shatter.
used with a noun to describe a situation that ends, breaks, or has a very powerful effect on something: a confidence-shattering defeat (= one which destroys confidence) His presidential campaign has collected a record-shattering $640 million. See also. earth-shattering.
Definitions of shattering. noun. the act of breaking something into small pieces. synonyms: smashing. see more. adjective. 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” synonyms: loud.
a shattering crash of thunder. See shattering in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shattering. Definition of shattering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English shat‧ter‧ing /ˈʃætərɪŋ/ adjective 1 very shocking and upsetting His mother’s death was a shattering blow. 2 British English informal making you very tired SYN exhausting I’ve had a shattering day.
v.i. to be broken into fragments or become weak or insubstantial. n. Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering. ?; compare scatter. Middle English schateren 1300–50. shat′ter•er, n. shat′ter•ing•ly, adv. 1. shiver, split, crack. See break. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shatter /ˈʃætə/ vb.
to break into very small pieces, or to make something break into very small pieces: Someone threw a stone at the car, shattering the windscreen. shatter verb (DESTROY) to destroy something good, such as your confidence, hopes, or belief in something: The accident completely shattered her confidence.
