uptearing
/ʌpˈtɛrɪŋ/
verb
- The present participle of uptear; the act of tearing something out of its place or pulling it up forcefully.
- Uptearing the invasive vines took the whole afternoon.
- The workers are uptearing the old railway tracks to lay new ones.
- She was uptearing the pages from the notebook in frustration.
Antonyms
adjective
- Describing something that is being torn out or pulled up.
- They watched the uptearing storm rip shingles off the roof.
- The uptearing roots left large holes in the lawn.
- The uptearing motion of the machine cleared the field quickly.