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tear·ing

(târ′ĭng)

adj.

Marked by great or violent haste: a tearing hurry.

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tearing

(ˈtɛərɪŋ)

adj

violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush)

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Noun	1.	tearing - shedding tears lachrymation, lacrimation, watering bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
Adj.	1.	tearing - marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" vehement, fierce, trigger-happy, violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

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lacerante

tearing

[ˈtɛərɪŋ] ADJ

1. with a tearing noise → con un ruido de tela que se rasga

2. (fig) at a tearing pace → a un paso vertiginoso
to be in a tearing hurry → estar muy de prisa

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tearing

adj (dated) to be in a tearing hurry → es fürchterlich or schrecklich eilig haben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tearing

[ˈtɛərɪŋ] adj to be in a tearing hurry → avere una fretta terribile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tear·ing

n. lagrimeo.

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