English Explanatory Dictionary

tearing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of tear
adj
  1. enormous; of great size or impact
  2. very hasty
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.
noun
  1. continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tearing.wav /ˈtɛɹ.ɪŋ/ en-us-tearing.ogg /ˈtɪə.ɹɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tearing2.wav /ˈtɪɹ.ɪŋ/

Word forms

tearing tearings

Derived words

display tearing hot tearing screen tearing
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