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tearing

[teer-ing] / ˈtɪər ɪŋ /








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Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is a soaring, achingly romantic tribute to the rapturous feeling of reading a great book, tearing through every page in a single afternoon.

From Salon

She’s trying to make some kind of kite, except the tissue paper she’s using keeps tearing.

From Literature

He went tearing out of the barn and was gone before Daddy’s words were done bouncing off the walls.

From Literature

Plus, a glassmaker becomes a tech superstar, comparing 2026 capex to the moon landing and the areas where AI is tearing through corporate America.

From The Wall Street Journal

He started by tearing out a couple of rotted support beams and replacing them with treated four-by-sixes.

From Literature