“The news of her husband's death shattered her life”
verb
cause to break into many pieces
“shatter the plate”
adjective
seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
“shattering rain striking the windowpanes”
Word Forms
smash
verb
break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over
shatter
verb
cause to break into many pieces
shattering
noun
the act of breaking something into small pieces
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erschütternd
der Vorgang, etwas in kleine Stücke zu zerbrechen
🇫🇷French
bouleversant
le fait de briser quelque chose en petits morceaux
🇪🇸Spanish
aplastante
el acto de romper algo en pedazos pequeños
🇮🇹Italian
sconvolgente
l'atto di spezzare qualcosa in piccoli pezzi
🇳🇱Dutch
verbrijzelend
de handeling waarbij iets in kleine stukjes wordt gebroken
🇵🇹Portuguese
quebrando
o ato de quebrar algo em pequenos pedaços
🇷🇺Russian
сокрушительный
разбиение чего-либо на мелкие кусочки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टूट
किसी चीज को छोटे-छोटे टुकड़ों में तोड़ने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
ছিন্নভিন্ন
ছোট টুকরো কিছু ভাঙ্গার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
நொறுங்கும்
எதையாவது சிறிய துண்டுகளாக உடைக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
పగిలిపోతుంది
ఏదో చిన్న ముక్కలుగా విడగొట్టే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
चिरडणारा
काहीतरी लहान तुकडे करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિખેરવું
કંઈક નાના ટુકડાઓમાં તોડવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಒಡೆದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದೆ
ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸಣ್ಣ ತುಂಡುಗಳಾಗಿ ಒಡೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തകർക്കുന്നു
എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെറിയ കഷണങ്ങളായി തകർക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟੁੱਟਣਾ
ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਛੋਟੇ ਟੁਕੜਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੋੜਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
بکھرنے والا
کسی چیز کو چھوٹے ٹکڑوں میں توڑنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
破碎的
将某物分成小块的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
砕ける
何かを細かく砕く行為
🇰🇷Korean
산산이 부서지는
무언가를 작은 조각으로 나누는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đập vỡ
hành động phá vỡ một cái gì đó thành từng mảnh nhỏ
🇹🇭Thai
ทำให้แตกสลาย
การทำให้บางสิ่งแตกเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
nyaring
tindakan memecah sesuatu menjadi potongan-potongan kecil
🇵🇭Filipino
nakakabasag
ang pagkilos ng paghiwa-hiwalay ng isang bagay sa maliliit na piraso
🇲🇾Malay
berkecai
perbuatan memecahkan sesuatu menjadi kepingan kecil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تحطيم
فعل كسر شيء إلى قطع صغيرة
🇮🇷Persian
درهم شکستن
عمل شکستن چیزی به قطعات کوچک
🇹🇷Turkish
parçalayıcı
bir şeyi küçük parçalara ayırma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִתנַפְּצוּת
הפעולה של פירוק משהו לחתיכות קטנות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'shattering'?
The primary meaning of 'shattering' is 'the act of breaking something into small pieces'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'shattering' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'shattering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'shattering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'shattering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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