English dictionary
tearing
verbPronunciation
[ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ]
[ˈtɪə.ɹɪŋ]
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- To injure as if by pulling apart.
- To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.
- To make (an opening) with force or energy.
- (often with off or out) To remove by tearing.
- (of structures, with down) To demolish
- To become torn, especially accidentally.
- To move or act with great speed, energy, or violence.
- To smash or enter something with great force.
verb
- To produce tears.
noun
- The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
- Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
adjective
- Enormous; of great size or impact
- Very hasty
noun
- Continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
Example sentences
He tore his coat on the nail.
He has a torn ligament.
He was torn by conflicting emotions.
A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite.
Tear the coupon out of the newspaper.
The slums were torn down to make way for the new development.
My dress has torn.
He tore into the backlog of complaints.
The chain shot tore into the approaching line of infantry.
Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.
a tearing great giant of a man
a tearing hurry