tattering

verb

present participle of tatter
as in tearing
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the little boy tattered that blanket beyond repair by repeatedly yanking on it

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  1. tearing
  2. ripping
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  • If the phone appears to be sitting somewhere nearby, playing a sound can save you from tearing the house apart.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Yeah, popping up in someone’s conscience and tearing them off a strip or whatever.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tearing
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  • The attack sent the Boeing 737 MAX into a nosedive that shed 15,000 feet in under a minute, ripping part of the rudder from its tail.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In nearly a third of petitions, beneficiaries requested a detailed accounting of the trust’s finances, which Horton said reflects beneficiaries who suspected their trustees were mismanaging funds or ripping them off.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of ripping
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“Tattering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tattering. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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