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verb
To fret or moan in an excessive or theatrical manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rend, garment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the biblical and Jewish practice of keriah, the tearing of clothes when in mourning.
Across languages
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