tearing away
Reluctantly leaving quickly
Tearing away is forcibly removing or separating something, often with urgency or violence: She went tearing away the old wallpaper.
When you tear yourself away, you leave reluctantly: I couldn't tear myself away from the game.
Someone tearing away moves at high speed: The car went tearing away down the street.
- rippingTearing with force
- pulling apartForcibly separating joined elements
- ripping offCheating or overcharging
- extractingPulling out from within
- severingCutting apart completely
detaching · breaking · breaking free · removing · rending · peeling · estrangement · cutting ties · cleaving · alienation · prying · dislodge · uprooting · disengaging · letting go · excision · rip · rupture