adj
Meaning 1
Very tiring; exhausting
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
shattering
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CMU ARPABET: SH AE1 T ER0 IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act of something that shatters; the shattered material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of shatter
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- shattering rain striking the windowpanes
- the shattering tones of the enormous carillon
- the shattering peal of artillery
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noun
Meaning 5
the act of breaking something into small pieces
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smashing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: breakage, break, breaking
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: aplastante — Translations
- Spanish: demoledor — Translations
- Spanish: devastador — Translations