riving

verb

Definition of rivingnext
present participle of rive
1
as in disrupting
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle

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2
as in tearing
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riving
  1. disrupting
  2. tearing
  3. breaking
  4. ripping
Verb
  • Russian shelling has severely damaged two water facilities in northern Donetsk, disrupting the water supply for about 260,000 residents.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of disrupting
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  • She was limited to buying boys’ basketball shoes as a high schooler in the 2010s before tearing her ACL.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Ten months after tearing his right knee’s anterior cruciate ligament, Hufanga made his season debut last Sunday, recording seven tackles and playing 53-of-58 defensive snaps in a 27-24 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of tearing
Verb
  • Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Minyvonne Burke Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of breaking
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  • Wildfires are typically regarded as a summer event, ripping through forests and homes in the hotter months.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Find out more tips, plus recommendations for tights that are less prone to ripping.
    Elizabeth Both, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of ripping
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