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tearing one's hair out

tearing one's hair out is the present participle and gerund of tear one's hair out.

Meaning of tear one's hair out

Verb

tear one's hair out (third-person singular simple present tears one's hair out, present participle tearing one's hair out, simple past tore one's hair out, past participle torn one's hair out)

  1. (idiomatic) To react with extreme agitation.
    • My friend's job at a call center is so stressful he could tear his hair out.

Questions about tearing one's hair out

What is tearing one's hair out the present participle and gerund of?
Tearing one's hair out is the present participle and gerund of tear one's hair out.

Words near tearing one's hair out in the dictionary

  1. tearing down
  2. tearing into
  3. tearing it up
  4. tearing off
  5. tearing one's hair
  6. tearing one's hair out
  7. tearing out
  8. tearing someone a new asshole
  9. tearing someone a new one
  10. tearing someone off a strip
  11. tearing strips off someone

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