Associations to the word «Rending»

Wiktionary

REND, verb. (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to tear asunder; to split; to burst
REND, verb. (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.
REND, verb. (intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.

Dictionary definition

REND, verb. Tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn