- rend the air
- if a loud shout or sound rends the air, it happens suddenly and is very loud
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rend the air — phrase if a loud shout or sound rends the air, it happens suddenly and is very loud Thesaurus: what sound can do and changing soundssynonym Main entry: rend * * * poetic/literary sound piercingly a shrill scream rent the air … Useful english dictionary
rend the air — ► rend the air sound piercingly. Main Entry: ↑rend … English terms dictionary
rend the air — sound piercingly. → rend … English new terms dictionary
rend — [ rend ] (past tense and past participle rent [ rent ] ) verb transitive LITERARY 1. ) to tear something into pieces 2. ) to make someone feel great emotion: Her screams would rend the heart of any man. rend the air if a loud shout or sound rends … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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rend — ► VERB (past and past part. rent) literary 1) tear to pieces. 2) cause great emotional pain to. ● rend the air Cf. ↑rend the air ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
The Skye Boat Song — has gained the reputation of a traditional Scottish song recalling the escape of the young pretender Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) after his defeat at Culloden in 1746: he escaped from Uist to the Isle of Skye in a small boat with … Wikipedia
rend — UK [rend] / US verb [transitive] Word forms rend : present tense I/you/we/they rend he/she/it rends present participle rending past tense rent UK [rent] / US past participle rent literary 1) to tear something into pieces 2) to make someone feel… … English dictionary
rend — v. (past and past part. rent) archaic or rhet. 1 tr. (foll. by off, from, away, etc.; also absol.) tear or wrench forcibly. 2 tr. & intr. split or divide in pieces or into factions (a country rent by civil war). 3 tr. cause emotional pain to (the … Useful english dictionary
rend — verb (past and past participle rent) literary 1》 tear to pieces. ↘archaic wrench violently. 2》 cause great distress to. Phrases rend the air sound piercingly. rend one s garments (or hair) tear one s clothes (or pull one s hair out) as a sign … English new terms dictionary
