rend
verb (used with object)
to separate into parts with force or violence.
am rending
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present progressiveof rend (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am rending the air and beating my breast on account of your obstinate preference for being always in the right.
From The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations by James Branch Cabell
