- present participle of shatter.
shattering
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It was one of the hardest, lowest, most shattering moments of my life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As the luminous, sweet and steel-spined Doralee, she doesn’t just hold her own, she shines, shattering the same sexist assumptions that often plagued Dolly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Both apps allowed wagers on the number of “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis and measles cases this year, with both outbreaks shattering records.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
This blockbuster class of drugs is shattering all sales records.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
The wind blew across the wolf den, shattering the heads of the cotton grass and shooting their seedlets south with the birds.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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