tearing
Eyes doing this
Tearing describes something that moves with violent speed or intensity: He went tearing down the street.
It also describes pain that feels like flesh being ripped: a tearing sensation in my shoulder.
As the present participle of tear, it covers the act of ripping: She was tearing the letter into pieces.
Cutting into thin pieces
- splittingDividing into parts
- fabricWoven or knit material
- seamsJoined fabric edges
- jaggedSharply uneven, notched
tatters · fray · rupture · gash · perforation · snag · ripstop · slash
Dividing into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
- cleavingDividing by cutting
severing · fracturing · breaking · sundering · disconnecting · detaching · pulling apart
Forceful turning or yanking
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
- conflictOpposition between parties
distraught · torment · agony · grief · sorrow · painful · devastating · gut-wrenching
Speed competition sport
- rushingRapid forward movement
- speedingExceeding posted velocity limits
- boltingDeparting at speed
- dashingSpiritedly stylish and bold
sprinting · hurtling · barreling · streaking · zooming · careening · blazing · flying
Shedding tears audibly
- sobbingConvulsive crying aloud
- teardropsLiquid shed when crying
- wateryContaining excess liquid
- blubberingCrying noisily and uncontrollably
sniveling · bawling · whimpering · sniffling · red-eyed · glistening · welling · misty-eyed
shredding
Cutting into thin pieces
jagged · tatters · fray · rupture · gash · perforation · snag · ripstop · slash · incision
splitting
Dividing into parts
- separatingDividing into parts
- dividingSeparating into parts
- partitioningDividing into sections
cleaving · severing · fracturing · breaking · sundering · disconnecting · detaching · pulling apart
wrenching
Forceful turning or yanking
- anguishIntense mental suffering
- heartbreakCrushing emotional pain
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
conflict · distraught · torment · agony · grief · sorrow · painful · devastating · gut-wrenching · heartrending
racing
Speed competition sport
dashing · sprinting · hurtling · barreling · streaking · zooming · careening · blazing · flying · rocketing
weeping
Shedding tears audibly
blubbering · sniveling · bawling · whimpering · sniffling · red-eyed · glistening · welling · misty-eyed · teary
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- feats of strengthlifting, crushing, grip strength, breaking chains, smashing
- hand actionsgrabbing, grasping, gripping, holding, pinching
- paper craftsorigami, paper folding, paper cutting, kirigami, quilling
- collagecollage, paper collage, photo collage, digital collage, cutout
- deformationbending, buckling, cracking, crushing, elongation
- tearing upEyes filling with moisture
- tearing apartForcibly separating into pieces
- tearing offRemoving by force
- tearing down
- tearing awayRemoving by force
- tearing intoCriticizing with intensity
tear, torn, tears, tearful, riven, laceration, tearjerker, rending, untorn