Definition of "tearing" in English

verb

1. present participle and gerund of tear

adjective

1. (colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact

   • a tearing great giant of a man

2. (colloquial) very hasty

   • a tearing hurry

noun

1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.

2. (computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

noun

1. (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora