Question

rend [verb]1. (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst2. (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.3. (intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.[noun]A violent separation of parts.

Accepted Answer

The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.

word	rend
sentence	The other dived down the hole, and I heard the sound of rending cloth as Jones clutched at his skirts.
definition	[verb] 1. (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst 2. (transitive) To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force. 3. (intransitive) To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split. [noun] A violent separation of parts.

Transitive Rend Dived Hole I Heard Sound Rending