What is the meaning of rending?

verb

  • Tear or be torn violently.
    • usage: "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

adjective

  • Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree.
    • usage: "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"
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