English adjective: rending | |||
1. | rending resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | ||
Samples | The tree split with a great ripping sound. Heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward. | ||
Synonyms | ripping, splitting | ||
Similar | cacophonic, cacophonous | ||
Antonyms | euphonious, euphonous | ||