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Definition & Meaning of "shattering"in English

shattering
01

extremely loud and harsh 

Grammatical Information
Composition
present participle adjective
qualitative
Superlative
most shattering
Comparative
more shattering
gradable
domain
sound, intensity, destruction
02

causing intense emotional distress 

Examples
The shattering news of his father's death left him numb with grief. 
Shattering
01

the act of breaking something into small pieces 

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Uncountable
singular
not gender specific

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