Tearing has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tearing money up is a crime, but tearing checks up isn't. | |
| 2. | The bear began tearing at the tent. | |
| 3. | Beth accused her sister, Sally, of tearing her scarf. | |
| 4. | Investment bankers are tearing their hair out over the crash. | |
| 5. | He wept, tearing his hair. | |
| 6. | A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck. | |
| 7. | Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food. | |
| 8. | Playing, such as crumpling paper into a ball or tearing into pieces, helps develop children's creativity. | |
| 9. | I don't know how to help Tom and it's tearing me up inside! | |
| 10. | Why are you tearing this book? |