rending
verb
- 1
To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst
“Lightning rends an oak.”
- 2
To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force; to amputate.
- 3
To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.
“Relationships may rend if tempers flare.”
noun
- 1
The act by which something is rent, or torn.
“rendings of garments”
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