shatter

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃæt.ə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈʃæt.ɚ/

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• Hyphenation: shat‧ter

Verb

Plain form shatter

Third-person singular shatters

Past tense shattered

Past participle shattered

Present participle shattering

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something shatters, it suddenly breaks into very small pieces.

   The wine glass shattered when I dropped it.