See tearing on Wiktionary
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a2/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tearing2.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-tearing2.wav.ogg"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈtɪɹ.ɪŋ/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɪəɹɪŋ"
}
],
"word": "tearing"
}
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