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tearing
2[ tair-ing ]
adjective
- violent or hasty:
with tearing speed.
tearing
/ ˈɛəɪŋ /
adjective
- violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush )
Other Word Forms
- ٱiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.
He’d like to shoot the wolves, too, at least a few, to teach the pack that there are “consequences to coming around here and tearing into our cattle.”
The permit filed with the Anaheim Planning and Building Department calls for tearing down the 2,610-square-foot bakery and restaurant and removing two theme park ticket booths.
She was seen tearing up as the craft landed.
ICE agents are rounding up undocumented immigrants who came to the United States for a better life – tearing families and communities apart.
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