shredding

American  

[shred-ing] / ˈʃrɛd ɪŋ /

Or shreading

noun

1. furring attached to the undersides of rafters.

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Other Word Forms

• nonshredding adjective

Etymology

Origin of shredding

First recorded in 1660–70; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

A hidden consequence of disasters, distinct from the traumas afflicting each person, was a shredding of “social life that damages the bonds attaching people together and impairs a prevailing sense of communality,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

Across 18 months they played some exhilarating cricket, shredding bowling attacks.

From BBC

Handcrafted from an 18th-century original, this grater nestles neatly in a bowl for shredding cheese or vegetables.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lady Constance simply opened and ripped, opened and ripped, like a human shredding machine.

From Literature

S&W Atlas Iron & Metal had processed scrap metal in Watts since 1949, shredding and baling aluminum cans, steel rims and copper wire.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• shave
• sliver
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