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Showing words for RENDING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Rending

derning, grinned, rending

6 Letter Words for Rending

dering, dinger, dinner, ending, endrin, engird, engrid, enring, erning, ginned, ginner, girned, reding, ringed

5 Letter Words for Rending

deign, derig, digne, diner, dinge, dirge, dreng, drinn, egrid, engin, ering, genin, gnide, grein, gride, grind, inger, inned, inner, nidge, niger, niner, redig, regin, reign, renig, renin, riden, ridge, ringe

4 Letter Words for Rending

deni, dern, dier, dine, ding, dire, dreg, drie, engr, erin, gein, geir, gied, gien, ginn, gird, gire, girn, gren, grid, grin, inde, indn, inne, ired, nein, nerd, nide, nied, nine, regd, rein, rend, renn, rgen, ride, rind, rine, ring

3 Letter Words for Rending

deg, dei, den, der, die, dig, din, dir, eir, end, eng, erd, erg, ern, ged, gen, ger, gid, gie, gin, ide, ign, ind, ing, inn, ire, ned, neg, nei, nid, nie, nig, nne, red, reg, rei, rid, rie, rig, rin, rnd

Definitions for Rending

[1] to separate into parts with force or violence: The storm rent the ship to pieces.
[2] to tear apart, split, or divide: racial tension that is rending the nation.
[3] to pull or tear violently (often followed by away, off, up, etc.).
[4] to tear (one's garments or hair) in grief, rage, etc.
[5] to disturb (the air) sharply with loud noise.
[6] to harrow or distress (the heart) with painful feelings.
[7] to split or tear something.
[8] to become torn or split.
[9] to tear with violent force or to be torn in this way; rip
[10] (tr) to tear or pull (one's clothes, etc), esp as a manifestation of rage or grief
[11] (tr) (of a noise or cry) to disturb (the air, silence, etc) with a shrill or piercing tone
[12] (tr) to pain or distress (the heart, conscience, etc)

Words related to Rending

rendrive, divide, rip, break, slit, split, sever, sunder, wrest, cut, disintegrate, pierce, fracture, crack, disrupt, separate, lacerate, shatter, disturb, rupture

Words nearby Rending

rendrenata, renature, renault, rencontre, rencounter, rend, rendell, render, render unto caesar the things which are caesar's, render unto caesar the things which are caesar's, and unto god the things that are god's, rendering

Origin of Rending

before 950; Middle English renden, Old English rendan; cognate with Old Frisian renda

Other words from Rending

rend·i·ble , adjective

Word origin for Rending

Old English rendan ; related to Old Frisian renda

Synonyms for Rending

rive, break, divide, rip, sever, slit, split, sunder