/ ˈʃætərɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
1.
very shocking and upsetting :
a shattering experience
The news of his death came as a shattering blow.
2.
very loud
SYN deafening
► shat·ter·ing·ly adverb
/ ˈʃætərɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
1.
very shocking and upsetting :
a shattering experience
The news of his death came as a shattering blow.
2.
very loud
SYN deafening
► shat·ter·ing·ly adverb
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005