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How to pronounce tearaway in English?

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Synonyms brainish, hotheaded, impetuous, impulsive, madcap
Type Words
Type of hothead, lunatic, madcap, daredevil, swashbuckler, harum-scarum

Examples of tearaway

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I spoke to a young lad, a bit of a tearaway really, who is always on the streets.
From the guardian.co.uk
Tearaway pants are windpants with metal snaps running the length of both legs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lindsay LohanWhat would the world do without teenage tearaway Lindsay Lohan?
From the metro.co.uk
These variations include fashion pants, windpants, tearaway pants, and muscle pants.
From the en.wikipedia.org
His teams also were some of the first to wear lightweight pads and tearaway jerseys.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I used to call her the original Sloane Ranger while she called me a tearaway or scamp.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
He was no longer just the teenage tearaway from Scum and Quadrophenia.
From the independent.co.uk
Steven Finn's transformation from promising Test youngster to lightning fast ODI tearaway.
From the guardian.co.uk
Politeness was hard-learned knowledge for a street-reared tearaway kid.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A reckless and impetuous person
  • Hotheaded: characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation; "a hotheaded decision"; "liable to such impulsive acts as hugging strangers"; "an impetuous display of spending and gambling"; "madcap escapades"; (`brainish' is archaic)
  • Tearaway Magazine was founded in 1986 by John and Vicki Francis, and is a free youth lifestyle magazine aimed at teenagers and young adults in New Zealand. John Francis is the managing director and executive editor. ...
  • One of two basic types of backing materials. Another type is Cutaway.
  • Loud, obnoxious and rude kid who can't or won't mind adults. "I had to leave the movie because some tearaway was running about yelling and screaming the whole time." Not to be confused with a yob.