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How to pronounce tear in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms teardrop
Type of drop, driblet, drib


his story brought tears to her eyes.
Type Words
Synonyms deplumate, deplume, displume, pluck, pull
Type of strip
Type Words
Synonyms binge, bout, bust
Type of revelry, revel
Has types piss-up
Type Words
Synonyms buck, charge, shoot, shoot down
Type of pelt along, hasten, hie, step on it, speed, rush along, belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, rush, hotfoot, race
Has types rip
Verb group shoot, dart, dash, flash, scoot, scud
Type Words
Synonyms bust, rupture, snap
Type of part, disunite, separate, divide
Has types rip up, rive, lacerate, pull, rend, rip, tear up, shred


tear the paper.
Type Words
Synonyms rent, rip, snag, split
Type of gap, opening
Type Words
Type of cry, weep
Derivation tearing


Her eyes were tearing.
Type Words
Type of separation
Has types split, rip, rent, laceration


he took the manuscript in both hands and gave it a mighty tear.
Type Words
Type of part, divide, disunite, separate
Has types split, rive, cleave

Examples of tear

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Portis has a lot of wear and tear from years of touches and this is no surprise.
From the newsday.com
A scent of tear gas wafted over the area, but it was not clear who had fired it.
From the freep.com
Beside me, the High Commissioner of Swaziland, was brushing a tear from her eye.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The riots prompt security forces to open fire with tear gas and live ammunition.
From the washingtonpost.com
He is currently injured and may take a while to get back and the tear may recur.
From the independent.co.uk
The shapes are stiff, light, corrosion-proof, tear-resistant and heat-resistant.
From the newscientist.com
So can Aubergine tear through the hopes and expectations and still shine bright?
From the canberratimes.com.au
The intermittent hip pain may also be related to wear and tear of the hip joint.
From the telegraph.co.uk
We love to tear apart the people and companies that are trying to do big things.
From the techcrunch.com
More examples
  • A drop of the clear salty saline solution secreted by the lacrimal glands; "his story brought tears to her eyes"
  • Separate or cause to separate abruptly; "The rope snapped"; "tear the paper"
  • Rip: an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings"
  • To separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"
  • Bust: an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"
  • Move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office"
  • A tear is a type of scratch used by turntablists. It is made from moving the record on the turntable by hand.
  • "Tear" is a song by Lotion released as both a two-song single 7" and a four-song Compact Disc single in 1993 through Kokopop and re-released in 1996. The songs were recorded on January 3, 1993, at Noise in New Jersey.
  • In the fictional world of Robert Jordan's fantasy series The Wheel of Time, Tear is one of the richest nations in the land. This comes in part from controlling the greatest port on the Sea of Storms, at the mouth of the River Erinin. ...