shattering
- adjective
- /ˈʃætərɪŋ/
- The shattering impact of the collision caused panic among the pedestrians nearby.
- the most shattering
So you get in, you wake up the next morning, headache shattering, pounding, splitting headache.
- So you get in, you wake up the next morning, headache shattering, pounding, splitting headache.
- And and I really thought this experience is so shattering in so many relationships.
- And this was a shattering, really shattering set of developments for me.
- The problem is if you need to stay focused, but then you're shattered.
- Here in this essay, Angela helped inaugurate what was to become the ground shattering field of Black feminist studies.
- But you, you have to pass through this sort of like, you know, reality shattering, including your sense of self.
- That's the big earth shattering discovery of this paper.
- I have some earth shattering news for the toxic positivity world.
- Although it appears shattering to us lot, to most of the world and people with their own problems, it's nothing more than a one minute read.
- I, I had some stuff that went on with my personal life the past like week and it was like honestly like earth shattering.
- What Earth shattering turns to a fact.
Examples
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And it is so radically new and hard to get your head around that it's shattering world views worldwide.
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As the days and virtually sleepless nights went by, anticipating the attacks became almost as shattering as the attacks themselves.
Fiction book (2000) -
And this was a shattering, really shattering set of developments for me.
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This would be truly earth shattering for New Jersey politics.
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It was earth shattering, like it was my shake up moment.
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I have some earth shattering news for the toxic positivity world.
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I've chosen that approach all, I think, as a consequence of my first shattering experience in Cambridge.
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Janning's record and his fate illuminate the most shattering truth that has emerged from this trial.
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The shattering explosion could be heard miles away, leaving everyone in shock.
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He experienced a shattering loss when his childhood home was destroyed in the fire.
Synonyms
A sudden very loud sound or action that startles people
A strong shock from an explosion or blow that knocks things around
Making someone feel very sad, hopeless, or defeated after a big loss
A very loud sharp sound that seems like something being torn apart
Making a very loud and harsh sound that hurts the ears
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How Loud
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Etymology
Shattering comes from the verb shatter, which brings to mind a loud, powerful crash as things break. So calling a noise or event shattering means it is so strong or loud it seems able to break things.