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Tearing

[ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ]

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts7 letters
Definition of Tearing

verb

  1. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

    "He tore his coat on the nail."

  2. To injure as if by pulling apart.

    "He has a torn ligament."

  3. To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

    "He was torn by conflicting emotions."

  4. To make (an opening) with force or energy.

    "A piece of debris tore a tiny straight channel through the satellite."

  5. (often with off or out) To remove by tearing.

    "Tear the coupon out of the newspaper."

verb

  1. To produce tears.

    "Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind."

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.

adjective

  1. Enormous; of great size or impact

    "a tearing great giant of a man"

  2. Very hasty

    "a tearing hurry"

Anagrams of Tearing

4 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "tearing":

granitegratineingratetangier

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "tearing" and rearranging:

+aaerating
+bberatingrebatingtabering
+cargenticcateringcreatingreacting
+dderatinggradientredatingtreading
+egratineeinterage
+hearthingheartingingather
+kretaking
+lalertingalteringintegralrelatingtanglier
+memigrantremating
+pretapingtapering
Related Word Patterns
TE...Words starting with "te"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "tearing"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

rendrip
Letter Values
t1
e1
a1
r1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "tearing"All 7-Letter WordsWords Starting With "T"
Rhymes With Tearing
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 7-Letter Words
tabanidtabardstabarettabbiedtabbiestabbingtaberedtabetictableautabletstablingtabloidtabooedtaboredtaborer

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Tearing"

Tearing is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "tearing" can be rearranged to form 4 other valid words.

Using "Tearing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tearing" is a low-scoring word.