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tear·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, wateringadjective

    shedding tears

  2. fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happyadjective

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

    "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"

Wiktionary

  1. tearingnoun

    The act by which something is torn; a laceration.

  2. tearingnoun

    Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

  3. tearingnoun

    continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

  4. tearingadjective

    very hasty

    a tearing hurry

Wikipedia

  1. Tearing

    Tearing is the act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool. A tear in a piece of paper, fabric, or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one's bare hands, or be accidental. Unlike a cut, which is generally on a straight or patterned line controlled by a tool such as scissors, a tear is generally uneven and, for the most part, unplanned. An exception is a tear along a perforated line, as found on a roll of toilet paper or paper towels, which has been previously partially cut, so the effort of tearing will probably produce a straight line. Materials vary in their susceptibility to tearing. Some materials may be quite resistant to tearing when they are in their full form, but when a small cut or tear is made, the material becomes compromised, and the effort needed to continue tearing along that line becomes less. Materials can be characterized by standard test methods to measure their tear resistance. There are several applicable standards which vary around the world. The variables which affect the tear strength can be summarized neatly by the quote: "The value of tear strength obtained depends on the shape of the test piece, speed of stretching and temperature of test."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tearing

    of Tear

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  1. Tearing

    Tearing is the act of breaking apart a material by force, without the aid of a cutting tool. A tear in a piece of paper, fabric, or some other similar object may be the result of the intentional effort with one's bare hands, or be accidental. Unlike a cut, which is generally on a straight or patterned line controlled by a tool such as scissors, a tear is generally uneven and, for the most part, unplanned. An exception is a tear along a perforated line, as found on a roll of toilet paper or paper towels, which has been previously partially cut, so the effort of tearing will probably produce a straight line. Materials vary in their susceptibility to tearing. Some materials may be quite resistant to tearing when they are in their full form, but when a small cut or tear is made, the material becomes compromised, and the effort needed to continue tearing along that line becomes less. Materials can be characterized by standard methods to measure their 'tear strength'. There are several applicable standards which vary around the world. The variables which affect the tear strength can be summarized neatly by the quote: "The value of tear strength obtained depends on the shape of the test piece, speed of stretching and temperature of test."

Anagrams for tearing »

  1. tigrean

  2. angrite

  3. granite

  4. ingrate

  5. tangier

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tearing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tearing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tearing in a Sentence

  1. Candice Cooley:

    Dylan had a farm, Dylan had a goal, and he had a drive in life so that he would absolutely not let anything, anything, take him away, this is a kid that the last three years has been out in the desolate desert tearing out new ground.

  2. Antonio Guterres:

    And nationalist, populist and even austerity agendas are tearing social fabric aggravating inequality, splintering communities, curtailing womens rights and cutting vital services.

  3. Michael Pfleger:

    In my mind, this is absolutely unacceptable, this is why the bridge between police and community is so destroyed now. If I hired at my church a guy who was indicted and awaiting trail for killing a police officer, they would be tearing me up.

  4. Kirsten Gillibrand:

    Our President has inspired a hate and a darkness in this country that I have never witnessed Kirsten Gillibrand. Our President is tearing apart the very fabric of who we are as a nation, our very common decency, and that is what we are being called to fight against.

  5. David Schoen:

    I think it’s also the most ill-advised legislative action that I’ve seen in my lifetime, it is tearing the country apart at a time when we don’t need anything like that.

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