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English adjective: rending

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


SamplesThe tree split with a great ripping sound.
Heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward.


Synonymsripping, splitting


Similarcacophonic, cacophonous


Antonymseuphonious, euphonous









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