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torn at

torn at is the past participle of tear at.

Meaning of tear at

Verb

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

  1. To pull at violently.
    • When the house was empty she went from room to room. Ripping sheets from beds and tearing at them and kicking over nightstands and busting mirrors.2021, Michael Farris Smith, chapter 56, in Nick, New York; Boston; London: Little, Brown and Company, page 275
  2. To afflict or aggrieve.
    • The situation tore at his heart.

Questions about torn at

What is torn at the past participle of?
Torn at is the past participle of tear at.

Words near torn at in the dictionary

  1. torn
  2. torn a cat
  3. torn along
  4. torn apart
  5. torn ass
  6. torn at
  7. torn away
  8. torn down
  9. torn into
  10. torn it up
  11. torn off

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