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—earthshaker, n./errth"shay'king/, adj.imperiling, challenging, or affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc.[1350-1400; ME. See EARTH, SHAKING]
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earthshaking — [ʉrth′shāk′iŋ] adj. profound or basic in significance, effect, or influence; momentous … English World dictionary
earthshaking — adjective Date: 1948 of great importance ; momentous < an earthshaking announcement > • earthshakingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
earthshaking — adjective 1. loud enough to shake the very earth (Freq. 1) • Similar to: ↑loud 2. sufficiently significant to affect the whole world earthshaking proposals the contest was no world shaking affair the conversation...could hardly be called world… … Useful english dictionary
earthshaking — adjective a) Of global consequence or importance b) Very loud Syn: earthshattering … Wiktionary
earthshaking — Synonyms and related words: big, big league, big name, big time, bigwig, bigwigged, booming, consequential, considerable, deafening, double barreled, ear piercing, ear rending, ear splitting, forte, fortissimo, full, grand, great, heavyweight,… … Moby Thesaurus
earthshaking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj., informal. See loudness, importance … English dictionary for students
earthshaking — adj. shocking, shaking; appalling; sensational; noisy; daring … English contemporary dictionary
earthshaking — earth•shak•ing [[t]ˈɜrθˌʃeɪ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. imperiling, challenging, or significantly affecting basic beliefs, attitudes, relationships, etc • Etymology: 1350–1400 earth′shak er, n. earth′shak ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
world-shaking — adjective sufficiently significant to affect the whole world (Freq. 1) earthshaking proposals the contest was no world shaking affair the conversation...could hardly be called world shattering • Syn: ↑earthshaking, ↑world shattering … Useful english dictionary
