tearing

verbadjectivenounnouncommon in dialogue

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enormous; of great size or impact

verb

1
Also a form of tearpresent participle and gerund of tear

adjective

1
enormous; of great size or impact
a tearing great giant of a man
2
very hasty
a tearing hurry
The gallant young Indian dandies at home on furlough—immense dandies these—chained and moustached—driving in tearing cabs […]

noun

1
The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
2
Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle.

noun

1
continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

Forms

plural: tearings

teammate · One who is on the same team.teamwork · The cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a…tear · To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two…

tearing · enormous; of great size or impact

tears · Viscous streaks left on the inside of the glass when certain…tease · To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).teasing · The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously,…

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