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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tear one's hair

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
tear one's hair
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

tears one's hair (present, singular) tearing one's hair (participle, present) tore one's hair (past) torn one's hair (participle, past)

Phrases

tear one's hair out

Frequently Paired Words

tear one's hair out

Rhymes With

are there where care they're we're air share hair fair wear aware

Questions

What does tear one's hair mean?
To pull at one's own hair in a frenzy of grief or rage.

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