rend

[ rend ]

/ rɛnd /

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verb (used with object), rent, rend·ing.

to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.

to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation.

to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.).

to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc.

to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise.

to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings.

verb (used without object), rent, rend·ing.

to split or tear something.

to become torn or split.

Origin of rend

First recordedbefore 950; Middle English renden,Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda

SYNONYMS FOR rend

2 rive, sunder, sever, cleave, chop, fracture, rupture.

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synonym study for rend

2. See tear².

OTHER WORDS FROM rend

rend·i·ble, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for rend

“Heche's scenes with Depp have a rending poignancy,” Rolling Stone reviewed.
Mob Wives of Hollywood||April 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
With a rending, riving sound the ship began to split in two, where the sharp back of the Mansie reef was sawing into her keel.
The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales|Arthur Conan Doyle
Immediately following the splash there came a sullen, rending roar under water.
Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers|H. Irving Hancock
They might almost quarrel, but never enough to drag their two orbs apart, breaking and rending from the common center.
Foes|Mary Johnston

The first words that were gasped out between the rending sobs were, 'Oh!
The Two Sides of the Shield|Charlotte M. Yonge
A whistle split the air, followed by a rending snort that tailed off into the moaning of a wounded man.
One Man's Initiation--1917|John Dos Passos

British Dictionary definitions for rend

rend

/ (rɛnd) /

verb rends, rending or rent

to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip

(tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief

(tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone

(tr) to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc)

Derived forms of rend

rendible, adjective

Word Origin for rend

Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian renda

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单词	rend
释义	rend [ rend ] / rɛnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rend ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), rent, rend·ing. to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces. to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation. to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.). to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc. to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise. to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings. verb (used without object), rent, rend·ing. to split or tear something. to become torn or split. Origin of rend First recordedbefore 950; Middle English renden,Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda SYNONYMS FOR rend 2 rive, sunder, sever, cleave, chop, fracture, rupture. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rend ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for rend 2. See tear². OTHER WORDS FROM rend rend·i·ble, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rend “Heche's scenes with Depp have a rending poignancy,” Rolling Stone reviewed. Mob Wives of Hollywood\|\|April 22, 2011\|DAILY BEAST With a rending, riving sound the ship began to split in two, where the sharp back of the Mansie reef was sawing into her keel. The Captain of the Pole-Star and Other Tales\|Arthur Conan Doyle Immediately following the splash there came a sullen, rending roar under water. Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers\|H. Irving Hancock They might almost quarrel, but never enough to drag their two orbs apart, breaking and rending from the common center. Foes\|Mary Johnston The first words that were gasped out between the rending sobs were, 'Oh! The Two Sides of the Shield\|Charlotte M. Yonge A whistle split the air, followed by a rending snort that tailed off into the moaning of a wounded man. One Man's Initiation--1917\|John Dos Passos British Dictionary definitions for rend rend / (rɛnd) / verb rends, rending or rent to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip (tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief (tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone (tr) to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc) Derived forms of rend rendible, adjective Word Origin for rend Old English rendan; related to Old Frisian renda Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rend rive, divide, rip, break, slit, split, sever, sunder, wrest, cut, disintegrate, pierce, fracture, crack, disrupt, separate, lacerate, shatter, disturb, rupture
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rend

verb (used with object), rent, rend·ing.

verb (used without object), rent, rend·ing.

Origin of rend

SYNONYMS FOR rend

synonym study for rend

OTHER WORDS FROM rend

Example sentences from the Web for rend

British Dictionary definitions for rend

verb rends, rending or rent

Derived forms of rend

Word Origin for rend

Words related to rend