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tearing to pieces

tearing to pieces is the present participle and gerund of tear to pieces.

Meaning of tear to pieces

Verb

tear to pieces (third-person singular simple present tears to pieces, present participle tearing to pieces, simple past tore to pieces, past participle torn to pieces)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) To tear apart.
    Synonyms:
    take to pieces, pick to pieces, rip to pieces, pull to pieces, tear to shreds

Questions about tearing to pieces

What is tearing to pieces the present participle and gerund of?
Tearing to pieces is the present participle and gerund of tear to pieces.

Words near tearing to pieces in the dictionary

  1. tearing out
  2. tearing someone a new asshole
  3. tearing someone a new one
  4. tearing someone off a strip
  5. tearing strips off someone
  6. tearing to pieces
  7. tearing up
  8. tearing up the dance floor
  9. tearing up the pea patch
  10. tearingly
  11. tearings

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