Definitions for shattering

Overview of noun shattering

The noun shattering has 1 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)

1. smashing, shattering

(the act of breaking something into small pieces)

Overview of verb shatter

The verb shatter has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (12) shatter

(break into many pieces; "The wine glass shattered")

2. shatter

(damage or destroy; "The news of her husband's death shattered her life")

3. shatter

(cause to break into many pieces; "shatter the plate")

Overview of adj shattering

The adj shattering has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) shattering

(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")