adj, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is torn; a laceration. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   continuous shedding of tears; epiphora uncountable
3. 3
   shedding tears wordnet
4. 4
   Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames. uncountable, usually

   "Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of tear form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   enormous; of great size or impact colloquial

   "a tearing great giant of a man"

2. 2
   very hasty colloquial

   "a tearing hurry"

Adjective

1. 1
   marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agonizingamputationclaimcleavagecuttingdemand

Example

More examples

"The bear began tearing at the tent."

Related phrases

display tearinghot tearingscreen tearing

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