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tearings

tearings is the plural of tearing.

Meaning of tearing

Noun (1)

tearing (usually uncountable, plural tearings)

  1. (usually) The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
  2. (usually) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.
    • Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle.2003, David P. Luebke, Level of detail for 3D graphics, page 303

Noun (2)

tearing (uncountable)

  1. continuous shedding of tears; epiphora

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Phrases with tearings

Questions about tearings

What is tearings the plural of?
Tearings is the plural of tearing.

Words near tearings in the dictionary

  1. tearing to pieces
  2. tearing up
  3. tearing up the dance floor
  4. tearing up the pea patch
  5. tearingly
  6. tearings
  7. tearjerker
  8. tearjerkers
  9. tearjerking
  10. tearjerkingly
  11. Tearle

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