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torn to pieces

torn to pieces is the past participle 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 torn to pieces

What is torn to pieces the past participle of?
Torn to pieces is the past participle of tear to pieces.

Words near torn to pieces in the dictionary

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

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