# shattering

Pronunciation: US say "SHAT-er-ing" /ˈʃæt.əɹ.ɪŋ/; UK say "SHAT-uh-ing" /ˈʃæt.ə(ɹ).ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of shatter. — present participle and gerund of shatter
   - Simple: The -ing form of shatter. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The windows were shattering under the force of the blast._
   - _Ice was shattering across the lake as the heavy truck rolled over it._

## Noun

2. The act of breaking violently into fragments, or the broken material produced when something breaks apart.
   - Simple: The breaking of something into many small pieces, or the broken bits left behind.
   - _The shattering of the ice could be heard across the entire valley._
   - _Crews cleared the shattering from the road after the collision._

## Adjective

3. Extremely tiring; demanding so much energy that it leaves a person drained.
   - Simple: So tiring that it leaves you completely worn out.
   - _The relentless travel schedule proved utterly shattering by the end of the tour._
   - _She described the back-to-back deadlines as the most shattering week of her career._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shattering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).