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rending

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act by which something is rent, or torn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • rendings of garments

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of rend

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the tree split with a great ripping sound
  • heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ripping, splitting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.