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tear at

verb

Definitions

  1. To pull at violently.

    • When the house was empty she went from room to room. Ripping sheets from beds and tearing at them and kicking over nightstands and busting mirrors.

  2. To afflict or aggrieve.

    • The situation tore at his heart.

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