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 the new omicron subvariants are shattering that trend, and BA.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
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
"People are moving around, plates are shattering everywhere."
From Fox News ● Feb. 28, 2019
The roar is back again; stones are shattering the house.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
