shatter
verb /ˈʃætə(r)/
/ˈʃætər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shatter | /ˈʃætə(r)/ /ˈʃætər/ |
he / she / it shatters | /ˈʃætəz/ /ˈʃætərz/ |
past simple shattered | /ˈʃætəd/ /ˈʃætərd/ |
past participle shattered | /ˈʃætəd/ /ˈʃætərd/ |
-ing form shattering | /ˈʃætərɪŋ/ /ˈʃætərɪŋ/ |
- shatter (into something) He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.
- The mirror shattered into a thousand pieces.
- the sound of shattering glass
- shatter something (into something) The explosion shattered all the windows in the building.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- into
- shatter (something) into pieces
- shatter something (into something) Anna's self-confidence had been completely shattered.
- Injury shattered his dreams of competing in the Olympics.
- Her experience of divorce shattered her illusions about love.
- shatter (into something) My whole world shattered into a million pieces.
Extra Examples- The moment was abruptly shattered by the sound of Mia's loud voice.
- an event that completely shattered her life
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
- abruptly
- instantly
- …
- [transitive] shatter somebody to make somebody feel extremely shocked and upset
- The unexpected death of their son shattered them.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘scatter, disperse’): perhaps imitative; compare with scatter.