Found 2 items, similar to Shredding.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: shredding
shred
n 1: a tiny or scarcely detectable amount [syn:
scintilla,
whit,
iota,
tittle,
smidgen,
smidgeon,
smidgin,
smidge]
2: a small piece of cloth or paper [syn:
rag,
tag,
tag end,
tatter]
v : tear into shreds [syn:
tear up,
rip up]
[also:
shredding,
shredded]
shredding
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shred
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Shredding
Shred
\Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Shred or
Shredded; p. pr.
& vb. n.
Shredding.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS.
scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G.
schroten. See
Shred, n.]
1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and
long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer.
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2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]
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Shredding
\Shred"ding\, n.
1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.
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2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. --Hooker.
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