verb🔗ShareTo violently break something into pieces."The miners used dynamite to shatter rocks."actionphysicsdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo destroy or disable something."The bad news about losing his job was shattering his confidence. "actioneventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo smash, or break into tiny pieces."The loud crash of the vase shattering on the floor startled everyone in the room. "actionmaterialphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo dispirit or emotionally defeat"to be shattered in intellect; to have shattered hopes, or a shattered constitution"mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo scatter about."The strong wind was shattering the pile of leaves, scattering them across the yard. "actioneventdisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of something that shatters; the shattered material"The shattering of the vase was a terrible accident. The shattered pieces littered the floor. "materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading