tearing
1shedding tears.
Origin of tearing
1Words Nearby tearing
Other definitions for tearing (2 of 2)
violent or hasty: with tearing speed.
Origin of tearing
2Other words from tearing
- tear·ing·ly, adverb
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How to use tearing in a sentence
This minimizes input lag and prevents some display glitches like screen tearing, a visual distortion where two frames of animation overlap.
As people age, it is common to see a little fraying or partial tearing of tendons, which will show up on the detailed image produced by an MRI and may complicate the diagnosis.
What is frozen shoulder? Symptoms, treatment and a possible pandemic connection. | Allyson Chiu | October 7, 2021 | Washington PostBelow freezing or wet environments will require the most heavy-duty constructions, as will larger dogs that require reinforced fabrics to prevent tearing.
Best dog coats: Pet clothes to keep any dog warm | PopSci Commerce Team | February 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceI just want the abuse to stop and I want them to stop tearing families apart.
The new House report is tearing apart dozens of GOP claims about the 2012 attack.
Congress Debunks Congress’s Nuttiest Benghazi Theories | Ben Jacobs | November 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The gang does bait two officers with Noah, but another car comes tearing in and whisks them both away.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale | Melissa Leon | November 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn most battles, the rounds focus on battlers tearing each other down or hyping their own mastery of battle skills.
Then he began tearing up, and walked over to his mother and embraced her.
Spurs’ Kawhi Leonard Is Named NBA Finals MVP on Father’s Day, Six Years After His Dad’s Murder | Marlow Stern | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt lit up every ridge and hollow for two or three seconds, and showed me four riders tearing up the slope at a high run.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHe dashed into his own hotel, wrote five notes one after the other, tearing up each one before it was finished.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonJem Spyers dashes out; and there he sees Chickweed tearing down the street full-cry.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles DickensIt was shrill, it was penetrating, it rose and fell with a sort of ripping, tearing slash.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandJust as the motor got busy, the dog dropped beside Matt, gripping his right sleeve and tearing a piece out of the stout leather.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for tearing
/ (ˈtɛərɪŋ) /
violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush)
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