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tear·ing
(târ′ĭng)adj.
Marked by great or violent haste: a tearing hurry.
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tearing
(ˈtɛərɪŋ)adj
violent or furious (esp in the phrase tearing hurry or rush)
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Noun | 1. | ![]() bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense" |
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[ˈtɛərɪŋ] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
tearing
adj (dated) to be in a tearing hurry → es fürchterlich or schrecklich eilig haben
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tear·ing
n. lagrimeo.
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