- present participle of rend.
rending
Example Sentences
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And so a proper rending of garments was had.
From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2024
Holley is volcanically self-expressive in his visual art, whether rending tiny wires into human profiles or planning massive statues from uncut granite and gleaming metal.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
To Polley, more heart rending was that it proved that such a conversation is possible to have, in a hayloft or anywhere else.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
But where successful, Tcherniakov’s approach is thoughtful, if rending.
From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
Make that rending, not rendering, and it’s one solid word.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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