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1 tearing
['teərɪŋ]1) [ sound] assordante2)to be in a tearing hurry — BE colloq. avere una fretta indiavolata o del diavolo
* * *tearing /ˈtɛərɪŋ/A a.avventato; impetuoso; violento: tearing rage, ira violentaB n. [uc]lacerazione; strappo: (med.) tearing of a muscle, strappo muscolare● at a tearing pace, di corsa; a precipizio; a rotta di collo □ to be in a tearing hurry, avere una fretta terribile.* * *['teərɪŋ]1) [ sound] assordante2)to be in a tearing hurry — BE colloq. avere una fretta indiavolata o del diavolo
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2 tearing tear·ing adj
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См. также в других словарях:
be in a tearing hurry — british informal phrase to be going somewhere or doing something very quickly, especially because you are late or do not have enough time Thesaurus: to hurry, or to make someone hurrysynonym Main entry: tear … Useful english dictionary
(be in) a tearing hurry — (be in) a tearing ˈhurry/ˈrush idiom (especially BrE) (to be) in a very great hurry Main entry: ↑tearidiom … Useful english dictionary
tearing — [Adj.] from tear. Hence tearing hurry Great hurry … A concise dictionary of English slang
tearing — 1. adjective very hasty a tearing hurry 2. noun a) The act by which something is torn; a laceration. Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle … Wiktionary
tearing — [ tɛ:rɪŋ] adjective violent; extreme: a tearing hurry … English new terms dictionary
tearing — /ˈtɛərɪŋ/ (say tairring) adjective extreme; violent: he s in a tearing hurry. {tear2 + ing2} …
tearing — adj. extreme, overwhelming, violent (in a tearing hurry) … Useful english dictionary
be in a tearing hurry — British informal to be going somewhere or doing something very quickly, especially because you are late or do not have enough time … English dictionary
hurry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, tearing (esp. BrE), terrible (esp. BrE) ▪ I was late for work and in a big hurry. PREPOSITION ▪ … Collocations dictionary
tearing — adj. Tearing is used with these nouns: ↑hurry … Collocations dictionary
in a hurry — adverb : in a short time or at a fast rate : hurriedly, speedily they are not translations to be read in a hurry; they do not yield their charm easily T.S.Eliot the new grammar can be taught in a hurry by a nonlinguist MacCurdy Burnet * * * in a… … Useful english dictionary