shatter
verb (used with object)
to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
are shattering
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present progressiveof shatter.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But a warm wet storm followed February’s snow, and now, March temperatures are shattering records — prompting warnings of rapid snowmelt and swift rivers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
The Mets are shattering the previous payroll high for $291 million set by the 2015 Los Angeles Dodgers, who set a tax record that year at $43.6 million.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Such consequences are shattering to a young person’s life.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
While teams are shattering their marks for most dingers in a month or through the All-Star break, no individual hitter has more than 34 homers to his name.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2019
The roar is back again; stones are shattering the house.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
