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Definition of rending - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
emotional impactcausing great emotional pain
- The news of the accident was rending for the family..
2.
actioncausing a violent tearing or splitting action
- The rending noise of the explosion was deafening.
Noun
violent actionRare the act of tearing something apart with forceRare
- The rending of the fabric was loud and sudden.
Origin of rending
Old English, rendan (to tear)
Examples of rending in a sentence
Her rending cries echoed in the night. The rending pain in his heart was unbearable. Her rending scream echoed through the night. The rending of the sail left the boat struggling in the wind. They heard the rending of metal after the crash.
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- French:déchirant, déchirement, ...
- German:herzzerreißend, Zerreißen, ...
- Italian:struggente, strappo, ...
- Spanish:desgarrador, desgarro, ...
- Portuguese:dilacerante, rasgadura, ...
- Chinese:令人心碎的, 撕裂, ...
- Japanese:胸が張り裂けるような, 引き裂き, ...
- Arabic:مُمَزِّق, تَمْزِيق, ...
- Hebrew:מַכְאִיב, קְרִיעָה, ...
- Russian:раздирающий, раздирание, ...
- Ukrainian:розриваючий серце, роздирання, ...
- Hindi:हृदयविदारक, विदारण, ...
Definition of rend - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
tear aparttr. tear something into pieces with forcetr.
- The storm will rend the sails.
2.
separationintr. Rare be torn or split apartintr. Rare
- The old flag began to rend in the wind.
3.
emotional tearingtr. Dated tear one's clothes in rage or grieftr. Dated
- He began to rend his garments in despair.
4.
loud soundintr. Rare produce a loud, piercing soundintr. Rare
- A scream rent the silence of the night.
Expressions with rend
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tear one's clothes as a sign of grief
In ancient times, people would rend their garments to express deep sorrow.
tear something into two separate pieces
The lightning bolt did rend in twain the ancient tree.
Origin of rend
Old English, rendan (to tear)
Examples of rend in a sentence
Anger can rend friendships beyond repair. The fabric began to rend under pressure. His heart seemed to rend with sorrow. In his grief, he would rend his shirt. She watched him rend his clothes in anger. The siren rent the air with urgency.
Her voice rent the quiet room with a song.
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- French:déchirer, se déchirer, ...
- German:zerreißen, auseinanderreißen, ...
- Italian:strappare, strapparsi, ...
- Spanish:desgarrar, rasgarse, ...
- Portuguese:rasgar, rasgar-se, ...
- Chinese:撕裂, 裂开, ...
- Japanese:引き裂く, 裂ける, ...
- Arabic:مَزَّقَ, اِنْشَقَّ, ...
- Hebrew:לִקְרוֹעַ, לְהִיקָּרַע, ...
- Russian:разрывать, рваться, ...
- Ukrainian:розірвати, рватися, ...
- Hindi:फाड़ना, फटना, ...
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