1. Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
   "the shattering peal of artillery"; "shattering rain striking the windowpanes"; "the shattering tones of the enormous carillon"

1. The act of breaking something into small pieces
   "The shattering of the vase was accidental";
   - smashing

1. Break into many pieces
   "The wine glass shattered"
    
2. Cause to break into many pieces
   "shatter the plate"
    
3. Damage or destroy
   "The news of her husband's death shattered her life"

Derived forms: shatterings

See also: loud

Type of: break, breakage, breaking, burst, bust [informal], damage

Encyclopedia: Shattering