Tearing and Wound

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Tearing noun - Shedding tears.

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Wound and tearing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wound" instead the word "Tearing" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: tear, tearful, teary

Wound noun - An injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin).

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Tearing and wound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Tearing" instead a noun "Wound".

Nearby Words: wounded, wounding

You can see the Sharptooth tearing at her back in the shadow, and her wound as she continues to fight.

Source: Western Animation / The Land Before Time
Body Horror: While exploring The Dark Room in Episode 4, you see an anime style poster of a young girl tearing her throat out with tentacles ripping out of the wound.

Source: Video Game / Life Is Strange
In spite of this, the shadows of the struggle can still be seen, showing Sharptooth biting and tearing a huge lump of flesh out of her back (the wound that leads to her death).

Source: Western Animation / The Land Before Time

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