Tearing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

shedding tears

separate or cause to separate abruptly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈeəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈeəɹɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The rope snapped
tear the paper
planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shoot down buck violent snap pull fierce deplume bust trigger-happy lacrimation deplumate rupture shoot lachrymation pluck charge displume watering vehement tear

Parts of Speech

noun	shedding tears
verb	separate or cause to separate abruptly “The rope snapped”
verb	to separate or be separated by force “planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars”
verb	move quickly and violently “The car tore down the street”
verb	strip of feathers “pull a chicken”
verb	fill with tears or shed tears “Her eyes were tearing”
adjective	marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid “fierce loyalty”

Word Forms

tear	verb	fill with tears or shed tears
water	verb	fill with tears
tear	noun	the act of tearing
rupture	noun	the act of making a sudden noisy break
snap	noun	a sudden breaking
tearing	noun	shedding tears
fierceness	noun	the property of being wild or turbulent

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reißend

Tränen vergießen

🇫🇷French

déchirure

verser des larmes

🇪🇸Spanish

desgarrando

derramando lágrimas

🇮🇹Italian

lacrimazione

versando lacrime

🇳🇱Dutch

scheuren

tranen vergieten

🇵🇹Portuguese

rasgando

derramando lágrimas

🇷🇺Russian

рвущий

проливать слезы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उद्धत

आँसू बहाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ছিঁড়ে ফেলা

অশ্রু ঝরানো

🇮🇳Tamil

கிழித்தல்

கண்ணீர் சிந்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

చింపివేయడం

కన్నీరు కారుస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फाडणे

अश्रू ढाळणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફાડવું

આંસુ વહાવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರಿದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ಕಣ್ಣೀರು ಸುರಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീറുന്നു

കണ്ണുനീർ പൊഴിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾੜਨਾ

ਹੰਝੂ ਵਹਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھاڑنا

آنسو بہانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

撕裂

流泪

🇯🇵Japanese

引き裂く

涙を流す

🇰🇷Korean

찢는

눈물을 흘리다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rách

rơi nước mắt

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำตาไหล

🇮🇩Indonesian

robek

menitikkan air mata

🇵🇭Filipino

napunit

pagpatak ng luha

🇲🇾Malay

mengoyak

menitiskan air mata

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمزق

ذرف الدموع

🇮🇷Persian

پاره شدن

اشک ریختن

🇹🇷Turkish

yırtılma

gözyaşı dökmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קְרִיעָה

להזיל דמעות

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tearing'?

The primary meaning of 'tearing' is 'shedding tears'.

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Using 'tearing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tearing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tearing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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