rending
/ˈrɛndɪŋ/
noun
- The act or sound of something being torn or split violently.
- The rending of the metal was so loud that everyone covered their ears.
- They heard the rending of wood as the old barn collapsed.
- The rending of the paper was surprisingly sharp and clean.
adjective
- Causing great emotional pain or distress; heartbreaking.
- The documentary offered a rending look at the lives of refugees.
- She let out a rending cry when she heard the tragic news.
- The movie's final scene was so rending that many audience members were in tears.
- Tearing or splitting something apart with force.
- The rending sound of the old tree splitting in the storm woke the whole neighborhood.
- He could hear the rending of fabric as the bear clawed through the tent.
- The earthquake caused a rending of the earth's surface along the fault line.
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