violent rending

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• rending — adjective resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree (Freq. 2) the tree split with a great ripping sound heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward • Syn: ↑ripping, ↑splitting • Similar… …   Useful english dictionary

• Burst — Burst, n. 1. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion; as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of passion; a burst of inspiration. [1913 Webster] Bursts of fox hunting melody. W. Irving. [1913 Webster] 2. Any brief,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• separate — I. verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin separatus, past participle of separare, from se apart + parare to prepare, procure more at secede, pare Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to set or keep apart …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• separate — vb Separate, part, divide, sever, sunder, divorce can all mean to become or cause to become disunited or disjoined. Separate implies a putting or keeping apart; it may suggest a scattering or dispersion of units {forces that separate families}… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• divulsion — [də vul′shən] n. [< L divulsio < divulsus, pp. of divellere, to rend asunder < di (< dis ), apart + vellere, to pull out, pluck: see REVULSION] a tearing or being torn apart; violent rending or separation …   English World dictionary

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• tear — tear1 /tear/, n. 1. a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. 2. this fluid …   Universalium

• rend — [[t]re̱nd[/t]] rends, rending, rent 1) VERB To rend something means to tear it. [LITERARY] [V n] ...pain that rends the heart. ...a twisted urge to rend and tear. 2) VERB If a loud sound rends the air, it is sudden and violent. [LITERARY] [V n]… …   English dictionary

• tear — I [[t]tɪər[/t]] n. 1) phl a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid 2) phl a drop of this fluid appearing in or flowing from the eye as the result of emotion, esp …   From formal English to slang

• tear — I. /tɪə / (say tear) noun 1. a drop of the limpid fluid secreted by the lachrymal gland, appearing in or flowing from the eye, chiefly as the result of emotion, especially of grief. 2. something resembling or suggesting a tear, as a drop of a… …  

• splitting — adjective resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree (Freq. 1) the tree split with a great ripping sound heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward • Syn: ↑rending, ↑ripping • Similar to …   Useful english dictionary