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💨 Very violently 😭 With strong emotion
tearingly

tearingly

8.2
Very fast and with strong force, as if something is being pulled apart
  • adverb
  • /ˈtɪrɪŋli/
translation icon : a toda velocidad
  • The car raced tearingly down the highway.

Examples

  • He ran tearingly down the street, desperate to catch the last bus.

  • The river flowed tearingly after the heavy rains, carrying debris downstream.

  • The wind blew tearingly through the trees, making the branches shake violently.

  • She ran tearingly through the rain to catch the bus.

  • The child ran tearingly down the hill, excited to reach the playground.

  • She spoke tearingly fast, eager to share her news before anyone interrupted her.

  • The wind howled tearingly through the trees, causing branches to snap and debris to fly.

Antonyms

gently
372 1.0

To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise

calmly
110 1.0

In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness

How Forceful

violently
107 3.5
tearingly
8.2
forcefully
49 3.5
firmly
92 1.0
gently
372 1.0

Surface Forms

tearingly positive

Morphology

tearingly = tearing (transparent) = tear + ing + ly

Formed from the adjective 'tearing' + '-ly'; learners who know 'tearing' (ripping/very fast) and the adverbial '-ly' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word tearingly comes from the verb tear, which means 'to rip' or 'pull apart'. That gives the image of something done with force or very fast, so tearingly means doing something as if it is being torn, violently or quickly.