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Meanings of tearing in English

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Act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool.

Portuguese
lacrimejamento
Spanish
llanto

Shedding tears.

lacrimejamento

Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid.

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Usage of tearing in English
1
And it's so powerful, it has no problem tearing right through them.
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2
You see on the news where they've been tearing apart Ghanet's house?
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
3
You cannot uproot all of my work without tearing down every building.
Mentats of Dune
4
The effort of tearing open the poly wrapper set my heart pounding.
Anathem
5
I was thrilled when I heard her inside tearing the house apart.
Gunn's golden rules
6
I slammed ahead, tearing a fender from the car on my right.
A touch of death
7
They are tearing the image of our Party and government to shreds.
Enigma of China
8
The envoy replied that this would be tearing the commonwealth in pieces.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the ...
9
If anyone would understand the forces tearing Grace apart, it was Tarah.
Declaration of Courtship
10
She mentions him in nearly all her public speeches, often tearing up.
Reuters
11
I really want you to know this has been tearing me up.
Raging Heat
12
But there was a rending, tearing noise of work going on inside.
The two towers
13
The blood tearing through his ears at first concealed its actual nature.
The Centaur
14
Her interpretation added strength to their beliefs rather than tearing them apart.
The Land of Painted Caves
15
They had seen a motorcyclist tearing up the hill from Ta' Qali.
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16
Branches whipped overhead, one tearing free and falling across a park bench.
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Translations for tearing
Portuguese
lacrimejamento
Tearing through the time
Tearing across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
Common
Australia
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