Plural of shatter
regular plural
The plural of shatter is shatters.
Forms of shatter
| Singular | shatter /ˈʃætə/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shatters |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Shatters in a sentence
- Harvesting is done much as with alfalfa, but alsike seed is small and shatters if it is not handled carefully.1961, Yearbook of Agriculture, page 175
- to break a glass into shatters
- You know how when you break a glass, it shatters all over the floor?2010, Barbara Dee, This Is Me From Now On. From the entry majillion
- The accompanying text shatters Shangri-la like a bullet through a stained-glass window: “Gross violations of women’s reproductive freedom are not uncommon in Tibet.1999, Art Perry, The Tibetans, Viking Studio, →ISBN, pages 23–24. From the entry sterilization
- The active sense of living which we all enjoy, before reflection shatters our instinctive world for us, is self-luminous and suggests no paradoxes.1909, William James, A pluralistic universe. Hibbert lectures, page 347. From the entry paradox
Meaning of shatter
- verb Of brittle solid materials (like glass or ice), to violently break into pieces.
- verb To destroy, disable.
- verb To dispirit or emotionally defeat.
Questions about the plural of shatter
- What is the plural of shatter?
- The plural of shatter is shatters.
- Is shatter countable?
- Shatter is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shatter (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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