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Just thinking about that, if that were to really happen, if an alien were to come down and really abduct you, how terrifying and how earth-shattering would that be? Your whole world is just destroyed. God is destroyed. It's kind of a fascinating thing to think about.
Evan Peters

Meaning of "earth-shattering" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EARTH-SHATTERING

earth-shattering  [ˈɜːθʃætəɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARTH-SHATTERING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Earth-Shattering is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EARTH-SHATTERING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of earth-shattering in the English dictionary

The definition of earth-shattering in the dictionary is of enormous importance or consequence; momentous.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARTH-SHATTERING

earth return
earth science
earth sign
Earth Summit
earth tremor
earth up
earth wax
earth wire
earth wolf
earth-grazer
earthborn
earthbound
earthed
earthen
earthenware
earthfall
earthfast
earthflax
earthier
earthiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARTH-SHATTERING

bring
catering
civil engineering
considering
covering
electrical engineering
engineering
fingering
gathering
hovering
lowering
mechanical engineering
offering
ordering
recovering
rendering
steering
suffering
wandering
watering
wondering

Synonyms and antonyms of earth-shattering in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EARTH-SHATTERING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «earth-shattering» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of earth-shattering

Translation of «earth-shattering» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EARTH-SHATTERING

Find out the translation of earth-shattering to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of earth-shattering from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «earth-shattering» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

惊天动地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

estremecedora
570 millions of speakers

English

earth-shattering
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पृथ्वी बिखरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مزلزلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

поразительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terra tremer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথিবী ফাটিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fracassantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bumi-menghancurkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

weltbewegend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

驚天動地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지구 를 깜짝 놀라게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bumi-pecah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rung trời
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூமியின் சிதறடித்தார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पृथ्वी-शिरकाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dünyayı sarsan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sconvolgente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozbicia ziemi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

разючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutremur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γη-θραύση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aardskuddende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

omstörtande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

banebrytende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of earth-shattering

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTH-SHATTERING»

The term «earth-shattering» is regularly used and occupies the 80.244 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EARTH-SHATTERING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about earth-shattering

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2 QUOTES WITH «EARTH-SHATTERING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word earth-shattering.
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Sarah Monette
What makes a story a story is that something changes. Internal, external, small or large, trivial or of earth-shattering importance. Doesn't matter.
2
Evan Peters
Just thinking about that, if that were to really happen, if an alien were to come down and really abduct you, how terrifying and how earth-shattering would that be? Your whole world is just destroyed. God is destroyed. It's kind of a fascinating thing to think about.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARTH-SHATTERING»

Discover the use of earth-shattering in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to earth-shattering and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Earth-Shattering Poems
A collection of poems that capture intense experiences and emotions by such authors as Sappho, John Keats, Emily Dickinson, Pablo Neruda, Sharon Olds, and J. E. Wei.
Liz Rosenberg, 1998
2
Catastrophes!: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, and Other ...
Eerie, fascinating, and often moving, these tales of geologic history and human fortitude and folly will stay with you long after you put the book down.
Donald R. Prothero, 2011
3
Earth-Shattering Earthquakes
It's Horrible Geography's turn to get a revamp. With a brand-new cover design, updated text and now including a horrible index, it's geography with even more gritty bits left in!
Anita Ganeri, 2010
4
Marked for Life: Choosing Hope and Discovering Purpose After ...
Marked for Life is the remarkable story of Crystal's journey from suffering to healing--a journey that challenged her to choose hope and faith over bitterness and despair.
Crystal Woodman Miller, Ashley Wiersma, 2006
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Ramblings of a Near Earth-Shattering Nature
The Oru. This is dedicated to every kid who read nerdy novels in Chemistry, wrote stories with a friend in Health Science, doodled on the edges of every Math test, and jotted down poems instead of writing research papers in English 101.
The Oru
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10th Edition: Hollywood earth shattering ...
10th Edition: Hollywood's Earth Shattering Scandals: The infamous, villains, nymphomaniacs and shady character in motion pictures Part 1 A SET OF 2 PARTS (2 VOLUMES) Published by Times Square Press, New York, Las Vegas,  ...
Maximillien De Lafayette
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Complete Satisfaction: Over 350 Earth-Shattering Sex Tips
Written with humour and sensitivity, this fabulous guide to throw-back-your-head-and-howl sex is chock-a-block full of imaginative moves to turn you on and raise your rapture rating.
Lisa Sussman, 2005
8
Cambridge IELTS 4 Self Study Pack: Examination Papers from ...
Volcanoes. -. earth-shattering. news. When Mount Pinatubo suddenly erupted on 9 June 1991, the power of volcanoes past and present again hit the headlines A Volcanoes are the ultimate earth-moving machinery. A violent eruption can blow  ...
Cambridge ESOL, 2005
9
Violent Volcanoes: And, Earth-shattering Earthquakes : Two ...
Geography with twice the gritty bits! Violent Volcanoes is as hot as it gets. Read the diaries of volcano survivors and get cluedup with the spotter's guide to eruptions.
Anita Ganeri, 2006
10
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... causing great damage 'earth .science noun [C or U] the scientific study of the structure, age, etc. of the Earth earth-shattering /'3:8,raet.3r.rn/ ® /'j-iejaet-/ adjective (also earth-shaking) extremely important or very surprising: an earth- shattering ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARTH-SHATTERING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term earth-shattering is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michelle Thomas sets fat-shaming Tinder date straight
It wasn't earth-shattering, but all in all it was a fairly standard Pleasant Evening.” The next day, however, Michelle received a message from her ... «Fusion, Jul 15»
2
iOS 9 beta 3 brings Apple Music and News app
While this isn't exactly an earth-shattering new feature, it's still welcome since it means that you can fit more icons into a folder without having to ... «CIO, Jul 15»
3
Mutual mistrust makes Obama-Netanyahu clash on Iran even riskier
A nuclear deal with Iran, if signed, would be an earth-shattering addition to this already quaking Middle East landscape. The fight for its ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
4
Graphic animal abuse caught on camera
“I've seen abuse after it's happened, but to actually have the evidence taking place, is quite earth-shattering,” Heine told News 4. The video, he ... «wivb.com, Jul 15»
5
Why June Was the Most Important Month Of Obama's Presidency
In the space of just two days in June, three events spanning the emotional spectrum from earth-shattering grief to raucous joy provided a vivid ... «Mic, Jul 15»
6
"Ant-Man is more comedy than epic, but Marvel should still be …
On the other hand, Avengers fans sated on cities flying into the sky may prefer more earth-shattering fare. It does seem unlikely Marvel's little ... «Radio Times, Jul 15»
7
WSJ not the best example of honesty and virtue
This was an earth-shattering revelation, to be sure, but just to inflame emotions even more, the WSJ even took the trouble of inserting snazzy ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
8
Most Craved: Our Favorite Comic-Con Announcements
... their highly informed predictions about what this year's most earth-shattering news will be. And since all three hosts are Comic-Con veterans, ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
9
You had me at merlot: court admits materials science testimony in …
Okay, not as earth-shattering as the contemporaneous Supreme Court rulings (only wineglass-shattering), but highly consequential to the ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
Lake Elmo Public Library to show 'The Theory of Everything' July 9
Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting by his side, Stephen ... «Stillwater Gazette, Jul 15»

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