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tearing

1

[ teer-ing ]

adjective

  1. shedding tears. tear.


tearing

2

[ tair-ing ]

adjective

  1. violent or hasty:

    with tearing speed.

tearing

/ ˈɛəɪŋ /

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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Other Word Forms

  • ٱ𲹰iԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tearing1

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

Origin of tearing2

First recorded in 1600–10; tear 2 + -ing 2
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For Waters, humor is the ultimate weapon, and he wields it with irreverent goodwill, mocking himself first before tearing into anyone else.

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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.”

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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.

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She was seen tearing up as the craft landed.

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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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