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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shred•ding (shred′ing),USA pronunciation n. - furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
Also, shread′ing. - origin, originally uncertain 1660–70
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shred /ʃrɛd/USA pronunciation n., v., shred•ded or shred, shred•ding. n. [countable] - a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip.
- a bit;
scrap:not a shred of evidence.
v. - [~ + object] to cut or tear into small pieces:He has a machine that shreds documents.
- [no object] to form shreds, as by being cut or torn:The paper shreds easily.
shred•der, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shred (shred),USA pronunciation n., v., shred•ded or shred, shred•ding. n. - a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip.
- a bit;
scrap:We haven't got a shred of evidence.
v.t. - to cut or tear into small pieces, esp. small strips;
reduce to shreds.
v.i. - to be cut up, torn, etc.:The blouse had shredded.
- bef. 1000; (noun, nominal) Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade; cognate with Old Norse skrjōthr worn-out book, German Schrot chips; (verb, verbal) Middle English schreden, Old English scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; compare screed
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shred /ʃrɛd/ n - a long narrow strip or fragment torn or cut off
- a very small piece or amount; scrap
vb (shreds, shredding, shredded, shred)- (transitive) to tear or cut into shreds
Etymology: Old English scread; related to Old Norse skrjōthr torn-up book, Old High German scrōt cut-off piece; see scroll, shroud, screedˈshredder n |