tear, rip, rend, split, cleave, rive mean to separate forcibly. tear implies pulling apart by force and leaving jagged edges. rip implies a pulling apart in one rapid uninterrupted motion often along a line or joint. …

REND definition: to separate into parts with force or violence. See examples of rend used in a sentence.

REND definition: 1. to tear or break something violently: 2. to tear or break something violently: 3. to break…. Learn more.

There was malice a-plenty in that smile, a twisted urge to rend and tear, perhaps, just for the joy of the bite. The bear snarled at Maram and moved to rend him with his claws in his determination to get at …

Define rending. rending synonyms, rending pronunciation, rending translation, English dictionary definition of rending. v. rent also rend·ed , rend·ing , rends v. tr. 1. a. To tear or split apart or into …

4 days ago · rending Definitions of rending adjective resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree “heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward”

Rending means tearing or splitting something apart violently, often with great force. It can describe physical actions, like ripping cloth, or emotional experiences, such as a heart-rending sorrow.

to disturb (the air) sharply with noise: Her sharp screams rent the air. to distress (the heart) with painful feelings. -rend-, root. -rend- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "give.'' This meaning is …

rending, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Definition of rend verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.