shatter
verb (used with object)
to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
had been shattering
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past perfect progressiveof shatter.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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To accept an animal form as an equal had been shattering.
From Key Out of Time by Andre Norton
