tearing UK /ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ/US /ˈtɛɹ.ɪŋ/adjective 2noun 2/ˈtɪɹ.ɪŋ/ noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •(informal) very hastyThe gallant young Indian dandies at home on furlough—immense dandies these—chained and moustached—driving in tearing cabs […] — 1847 •(informal) enormous; of great size or impact noun2 •The act by which something is torn; a laceration. •Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.Even in this case, tearing still results if the swap occurs in the middle of a refresh cycle. — 2003 tearing UK /ˈtɪə.ɹɪŋ/US /ˈtɪɹ.ɪŋ/ noun1 •continuous shedding of tears; epiphora formstearings