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- [rend]
- /rɛnd/
- /rend/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rend]
- /rɛnd/
Definitions of rending word
- verb with object rending to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces. 1
- verb with object rending to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation. 1
- verb with object rending to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.). 1
- verb with object rending to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc. 1
- verb with object rending to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise. 1
- verb with object rending to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings. 1
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Origin of rending
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda
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Parts of speech for Rending
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rending popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rending usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rending
noun rending
- bisection — to cut or divide into two equal or nearly equal parts.
- dismemberment — to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb: The ogre dismembered his victims before he ate them.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- ebullition — a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
adjective rending
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
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