shattering rain striking the windowpanes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : ships shattered by storms. ,The incident shattered his composure. ,He wanted to shatter her illusions. From Dictionary.com.
Really earth shattering is this   SEO gets its own song on YouTube. From Wordnik.com. [Google Hits a High Note with New Music Onebox] Reference
In this particular instance, the sound of glass shattering is well over 120 decibels …. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: February 23, 2010] Reference
And then she found that the shattering was the goal. From Wordnik.com. [Temptation's Price]
And when enough Riflemen had fallen the cavalry charge would split the weakened square with the ease of a sword shattering a rotten apple. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Rifles]
Africa was experiencing an epidemic of "shattering" proportions. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Watching this "shattering" production, he confesses, "my face became streaked with tears.". From Wordnik.com. [What to say about ... All My Sons] Reference
About attempts of "shattering" the situation in the country. From Wordnik.com. [Хартия'97 :: Новости из Беларуси - Белорусские новости - Республика Беларусь - Минск] Reference
That sorta works if you leave out "shattering" and replace it with. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Elsewhere] Reference
This results in the disintegration, or "shattering" of the sefirot of Tohu. From Wordnik.com. [Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Vayeitzei 5770 - November 27, 2009 ]] Reference
Australia opener Shane Watson says his 'shattering' 96 during the second Test in Adelaide was a learning experience in mental application. From Wordnik.com. [Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines] Reference
Unearthing infidelity is shattering to any spouse. From Wordnik.com. [The New Infidelity] Reference
Yes, he could go faster, shattering records yet again. From Wordnik.com. [Why Usain Bolt Should Slow Down] Reference
Today's pictures really are a paradigm-shattering event. From Wordnik.com. [Shattering The Paradigm] Reference
Kahane's 1990 assassination in New York was shattering to him. From Wordnik.com. ['Benjie Was Always An Extremist'] Reference
What was so earth shattering about the events of Sept. 15, 2008?. From Wordnik.com. [In The Fed We Trust] Reference
That's an earth-shattering statement, considering the foundation's history. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of The Cubans] Reference
Most mainframes are not doing anything of earth-shattering, time-critical importance. From Wordnik.com. [Why Do We Buy The Myth Of Y2k?] Reference
"These are not earth-shattering issues, though they are quite irritating to parents.". From Wordnik.com. [A Much Riskier Passage] Reference
The impact on the hottest bubble markets could be significant, but probably not shattering. From Wordnik.com. [BURSTING BUBBLES] Reference
And the potential benefits might not be earth-shattering enough to warrant all the trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Why Barriers Don’t Matter] Reference
"It's the shattering of a lifelong dream," explains Israel's Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. From Wordnik.com. [THE END OF A DREAM] Reference
The most shattering and consoling book I read this year. 5 "Winter in the Blood" by James Welch. From Wordnik.com. [BOOKS: Louise Erdrich] Reference
Because changes are afoot that are arguably as earth shattering as the first wireless transformation. From Wordnik.com. [Something in the Air] Reference
On Nov. 10, a long-range 777 flew 21,596km in one shot, shattering the distance record for commercial flight. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
"He's being thrown against walls, grabbed by tentacles and yanked across rooms, shattering through furniture.". From Wordnik.com. [Along Came Spidey] Reference
It was as if he had just finished his record-shattering .406 season, the one that no ballplayer has equaled since. From Wordnik.com. [Transition: 'Simply The Best'] Reference
If it seems to you that every day brings with it yet another potentially earth-shattering event, you're not alone. From Wordnik.com. [Managing an Unpredictable New Age] Reference
At Reading, Vincent has been shattering walnuts-not for snacks but to understand what makes their shells so strong. From Wordnik.com. [Nature At The Patent Office] Reference
And if this is something that happens, then this really will be not just a paradigm shift; it will be paradigm shattering. From Wordnik.com. [Shattering The Paradigm] Reference
But the next morning someone hurled a brick at the suburban office of the Broward Democratic Party, shattering the glass storefront. From Wordnik.com. [War Of The Weary] Reference
How would their husbands view them if they were just staying at home rather than shattering glass ceilings and conquering the world?. From Wordnik.com. [From Seneca Falls to … Sarah Palin?] Reference
But when the failure occurs on baseball's biggest stage in the glare of the postseason's bright lights, the effect can prove shattering. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Anxiety Of The Relief Pitcher] Reference
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