rending (Meaning)

Wordnet

rending (s)

resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

Webster

rending (p. pr. & vb. n.)

of Rend

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resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a treeof Rend

tearing, ripping, breaking, tattering, riving, splitting,shredding, butchering, lacerating, hacking

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The deafening crash caused a rending noise that echoed through the night.

The earthquake's relentless tremors sent rending cracks through the building's walls.

The wolf's rending claws tore through the flesh of its prey, leaving gaping wounds.

The sound of metal rending under pressure filled the air as the gearshift broke.