Definition of Tearing
Adjective: tearing teh-ring
- Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
"in a tearing rage";
- fierce, vehement, violent, trigger-happy
- Shedding tears
- lacrimation, lachrymation, watering
- Separate or cause to separate abruptly
"tear the paper";
- rupture, snap, bust
- To separate or be separated by force
- Move quickly and violently
"The car tore down the street";
- shoot, shoot down, charge, buck, bomb [Brit], scream
- Strip of feathers
"tear the capon";
- pluck, pull, deplume, deplumate, displume
See also:
tearinesses
tearjerker
Anagrams containing the word tearing