1. tearing
The bear began tearing at the tent.
Beth accused her sister, Sally, of tearing her scarf.
He wept tearing his hair.
A creepy cry that sounds like a human voice, velvet black wings, the image of tearing into dead flesh; crows are known across the world as an ill-omened bird that flies down with ill-luck.
Seagulls cause all types of disturbances by cackling loudly, spreading guano, tearing up garbage bags and attacking to get food.