tearing
adjective
[ ˈtɛːrɪŋ ]
• violent; extreme.
• "he did seem to be in a tearing hurry"
tear
verb
• pull (something) apart or to pieces with force.
• "I tore up the letter"
Similar:
rip up,
rip in two,
pull apart,
pull to pieces,
shred,
• move very quickly in a reckless or excited manner.
• "she tore along the footpath on her bike"
Similar:
sprint,
race,
run,
dart,
rush,
dash,
hasten,
hurry,
scurry,
scuttle,
scamper,
hare,
bolt,
bound,
fly,
gallop,
career,
charge,
pound,
shoot,
hurtle,
speed,
streak,
flash,
whizz,
zoom,
sweep,
go like lightning,
go hell for leather,
go like the wind,
pelt,
scoot,
hotfoot it,
belt,
zip,
whip,
go like a bat out of hell,
step on it,
get a move on,
get cracking,
put on some speed,
stir one's stumps,
go like the clappers,
bomb,
bucket,
leg it,
wheech,
boogie,
hightail it,
barrel,
get the lead out,
cut along,
post,
hie,
• be in a state of uncertainty between two conflicting options or parties.
• "he was torn between his duty and his better instincts"
Similar:
torment,
torture,
rack,
harrow,
wring,
lacerate,
rend,
divided,
split,
wavering,
vacillating,
irresolute,
dithering,
uncertain,
unsure,
undecided,
in two minds,
Origin:
Old English teran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teren and German zehren, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek derein ‘flay’. The noun dates from the early 17th century.
tear
verb
• (of the eye) produce tears.
• "the freezing wind made her eyes tear"
Origin:
Old English tēar, of Germanic origin; related to German Zähre, from an Indo-European root shared by Old Latin dacruma (Latin lacrima ) and Greek dakru .
