˜yÐÄvlog

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tearing

1

[ teer-ing ]

adjective

  1. shedding tears. tear.


tearing

2

[ tair-ing ]

adjective

  1. violent or hasty:

    with tearing speed.

tearing

/ ˈ³Ùɛə°ùɪŋ /

adjective

  1. violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush )
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù±ð²¹°ùi²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tearing1

before 1000; Old English ³Ùæ³ó±ð°ù±ð²Ô»å±ð (not recorded in ME); tear 1, -ing 2

Origin of tearing2

First recorded in 1600–10; tear 2 + -ing 2
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Vance has often spoken about the need to fix a "broken culture" that is tearing the US family apart, by undermining men.

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Not the least of which is whether Watkins sits out all of next season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee.

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We are in an age of gleeful disruption, particularly as we witness Silicon Valley strategies and the tearing down of the federal government.

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Are you tearing out the faces with your hands, or are you using a tool?

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He added: “I hope at some point we run out because we have gotten rid of all of them, but we’re looking every day for these lunatics that are tearing things up.â€

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