rending

Meanings

• Verb

  The action of tearing or splitting something apart.

• Adjective

  The state or quality of being torn or split apart.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rending
tending , mending , blending , commending

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Homonyms

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1. Rending (en) : The sound of tearing or ripping.
   

2. Rending (en) : A type of fish.
   

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Homophones

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1. Rendering (en) : The process of converting data into a format that can be used by another application.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of rending that leads to same result
rend , rended , rending , rends , rent

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Forms

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rends, rendering, rendered

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Etymology

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From Old English 'rendan' meaning 'to tear'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'rending' is used in seismology to describe the seismic waves that are caused by the breaking of the Earth's crust.

2. In the Middle Ages, 'rending' was used to describe the process of extracting wax from honeycombs.

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Related Concepts

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1. Tearing: The physical action of tearing or splitting something apart.

2. Splitting: The action of dividing something into two or more parts.

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Culture

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In literature, 'rending' has been used metaphorically to describe emotional turmoil or conflict. In art, it can be depicted as a visual representation of destruction or transformation.

How to Memorize "rending"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the action of tearing a piece of paper.
   - Imagine the sound and feeling of ripping fabric.
   - Visualize a tree being split in two during a storm.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of ripping or tearing.
   - Think of the word 'tear' and remember the 'rending' is the action of tearing.
   - Associate the word with the feeling of destruction or transformation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'rending' as 'Really Neat Destruction Necessary Instantly'.
   - Create a mental image of the word 'rending' as a torn piece of paper.

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