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View synonyms for tearing

tearing

1

[ teer-ing ]

adjective

  1. shedding tears. tear.


tearing

2

[ tair-ing ]

adjective

  1. violent or hasty:

    with tearing speed.

tearing

/ ˈtɛərɪŋ /

adjective

  1. violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • tearing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tearing1

before 1000; Old English tæherende (not recorded in ME); tear 1, -ing 2

Origin of tearing2

First recorded in 1600–10; tear 2 + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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.

Below freezing or wet environments will require the most heavy-duty constructions, as will larger dogs that require reinforced fabrics to prevent tearing.

I 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.

The gang does bait two officers with Noah, but another car comes tearing in and whisks them both away.

In 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.

It lit up every ridge and hollow for two or three seconds, and showed me four riders tearing up the slope at a high run.

He dashed into his own hotel, wrote five notes one after the other, tearing up each one before it was finished.

Jem Spyers dashes out; and there he sees Chickweed tearing down the street full-cry.

It was shrill, it was penetrating, it rose and fell with a sort of ripping, tearing slash.

Just as the motor got busy, the dog dropped beside Matt, gripping his right sleeve and tearing a piece out of the stout leather.

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