Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tearing at

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables
tear-ing at
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of tear at

Questions

What does tearing at mean?
present participle and gerund of tear at

How to pronounce tearing at

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