tearing
Pronunciation
  • IPA: [ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ]
Verb
  1. present participle of tear#English|tear
Adjective
  1. (colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact
    a tearing great giant of a man
  2. (colloquial) very hasty
    a tearing hurry
Noun

tearing (uncountable)

  1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
  2. (computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
Pronunciation
  • IPA: [ˈtɪə.ɹɪŋ]
Noun

tearing (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora



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