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tears one's hair

tears one's hair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tear one's hair.

Meaning of tear one's hair

Verb

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

  1. To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.
    • When he heard that Devaki was pregnant again, for the seventh time, he tore his hair in fury.2005, Shanta Rameshwar Rao, Krishna

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What is tears one's hair the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tears one's hair is the third-person singular simple present indicative of tear one's hair.

Words near tears one's hair in the dictionary

  1. tears into
  2. tears it up
  3. Tears of St. Lawrence
  4. tears of wine
  5. tears off
  6. tears one's hair
  7. tears one's hair out
  8. tears out
  9. tears someone a new asshole
  10. tears someone a new one
  11. tears someone off a strip

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