rending

Definitions of rending
  1. adjective
    resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
    “heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward”
    synonyms: ripping, splitting
    cacophonic, cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
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