tearing
1 Americanadjective
adjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of tearing1
before 1000; Old English tæherende (not recorded in ME); see tear 1, -ing 2
Origin of tearing2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Andrew Robare, a corps de ballet dancer since 2022, tore up the stage by tearing into the often cheeky choreographic details with confidence and sureness of footing and posture.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026
Instead of a caregiving crisis bringing families together out of shared love for an ailing parent, it’s tearing many of them apart.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
That will take Major League Soccer tearing down all the walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2026
After evaluating multiple possible explanations, one scenario emerged as the strongest candidate: an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart and consuming a white dwarf star.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
The challenge is tearing oneself away from a venue that has been one’s creative home for so many hours, days, weeks, or months.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
