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Definition of shattering adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

shattering

adjective

NAmE//ˈʃæt̮ərɪŋ//

1very shocking and upsetting a shattering experience The news of his death came as a shattering blow.

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2very loud synonym deafening a shattering crash of thunder

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