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shattering
adjective
noun
Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
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adjective
Seemingly loud enough to break something; violently rattling or clattering
“Shattering rain striking the windowpanes”
noun
The act of breaking something into small pieces
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Shattering rain striking the windowpanes
The shattering tones of the enormous carillon
The shattering peal of artillery
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