rending
- present participle of rend.
Example Sentences
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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
In that trio of songs, Spyres the Bel Canto star was most in his element: his tenor both riveting and rending, his high notes both tossed off and made to bloom with long crescendos.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
At least, I think that horrid screaming, silent sobbing and rending of garments indicates confusion.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 24, 2022
I heard a piercing shriek that sounded like rending metal.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
