Rending
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is rent, or torn.
"rendings of garments"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of rend form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree wordnet
Example
More examples"And Ruben returning to the pit, found not the boy: And rending his garments he went to his brethren, and said: The boy doth not appear, and whither shall I go?"
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