tearing

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  1. adjective Marked by great or violent haste: in a tearing hurry.

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  • Two seconds later his eyes were tearing, his nose was running, and he was coughing and trying to catch his breath at the same time. —  Garwood, Julie - Mercy
  • Intermingled with Doc's amazing strength was the fine science of lifting great weights with the human body With a loud rusty tearing, the grille was uprooted. —  002 - The Land of Terror
  • She heard the sound of cloth tearing, and then he ripped it completely open. —  Cheyenne McCray - Spellbound.pdf.htm
  • At a certain point she felt a slight tearing, the rupturing of her hymen. —  SeriasStarWarrior.HTML
  • Corp/heard the sound of muscles and tendons tearing -- Vxwi's high-pitched shriek of agony But the little alien still didn't speak. —  F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 02 - February 1997
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/ˈtɛrɪŋ/
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