tearing

[US]/'teərɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈtɛrɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. causing pain; intense; ripping
v. to pull apart; to split apart

Phrases & Collocations

tearing apart

tearing down

tearing into pieces

tearing through

tearing up

tearing fabric

tearing strength

Example Sentences

be in a tearing hurry

in a tearing hurry.

a jazz trio are tearing into the tune with gusto.

he did seem to be in a tearing hurry.

The children were tearing about in the garden.

Look at the children tearing about in the playground.

An automobile came tearing along the road.

They are tearing up the street to repair a sewer.

For small cracks the tearing energy was dependent on the crack length,while the tearing energy was constant for long carack.

she was always tearing her clothes.

stop crying—it's tearing me apart.

I was late for a meeting and in a tearing hurry.

tearing off article after news article.

Tom, when are you going to stop tearing around and settle down?

Aimed at the problem of lamellar tearing in the welding of bakie, generating cause of lamellar tearing was analyzed from the product structure and welding procedure etc.

Why are you so late home? Your mother and I have been tearing our hair out wondering where you were!

The binocular indirect ophthalmoscope was used to further determine the pressure crest at the top of the retinal tearing, and the opening of sclerocentesis was sutured.

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