Is “Tearing” a Scrabble word?

1. 1.To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.

   “He tore his coat on the nail.”

2. 2.To injure as if by pulling apart.

   “He has a torn ligament.”

3. 3.To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional.

   “He was torn by conflicting emotions.”

Synonyms: rend, rip

1. 1.To produce tears.

   “Her eyes began to tear in the harsh wind.”

1. 1.The act by which something is torn; a laceration.

2. 2.Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

1. 1.Enormous; of great size or impact

   “a tearing great giant of a man”

2. 2.Very hasty

   “a tearing hurry”