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rending - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rending' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rending [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Rend

Meaning of 'rending' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rending [ s]
Meaning (1):
- resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
Example in sentence:
  • heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward;
  • the tree split with a great ripping sound