Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: shattering
IPA transcription: [ʃ'ætɚɪŋ]
Pronunciations of shattering
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: shattering
    Meaning: 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"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: smashing, shattering
    Meaning: the act of breaking something into small pieces
Usage examples
  • Never had such a shattering uproar, all vocal, broken out upon a peaceful afternoon.
  • He gathered his last nuggets and hurled them in handfuls at the mirror, shattering it in countless pieces.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kindred (novel), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fourth Crusade, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Red vs. Blue, License CC BY-SA 4.0