"shattering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shatterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shattering (countable and uncountable, plural shatterings)
  1. The act of something that shatters; the shattered material. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shattering-en-noun-QO3srtNT

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shattering
  1. present participle and gerund of shatter Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: shatter
    Sense id: en-shattering-en-verb-jrNyENRG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72

Inflected forms

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