Shredding

/ˈʃrɛdɪŋ/ verb, noun

Definition

Tearing something into thin strips or pieces; or as a noun, the act of rapidly playing a musical instrument skillfully.

Etymology

From 'shred' (Old English 'screade'), meaning a strip or fragment. In modern usage, especially for guitar, it comes from 1980s slang for playing fast and skillfully, metaphorically 'shredding' through the notes.

Kelly Says

Guitar players adopted 'shredding' from paper destruction, but they're actually describing the same physics—moving something so fast it seems to blur into multiple pieces, which is what happens when your fingers fly across strings at 200 notes per minute!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሰላለ
se-la-le
ARالعربية
يقطع
yi-qatiʿ
BNবাংলা
ছোট করে কাটা
chot kore ka-ta
CACatalà
ratllar
rat-llar
CSČeština
drcát
dr-cat
DADansk
rev
rev
DEDeutsch
zerkleinern
tser-kly-n-ern
ELΕλληνικά
σπάω
spa-o
ESEspañol
desmenuzando
des-men-u-zan-do
FAفارسی
ریش کردن
ri-sh ke-ran
FISuomi
murska
mur-ska
FRFrançais
déchiquetant
de-she-keh-tan
GUGU
તુટી
tu-ti
HAHA
an-gaba
an-ga-ba
HEעברית
קוצץ
kotz-tz
HIहिन्दी
कद्दूकस कर रहा है
kad-du-kus kar ra-ha hai
HUMagyar
darál
dar-al
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencincang
men-cin-cang
IGIG
gbaa
gbaa
ITItaliano
tritando
tri-tan-do
JA日本語
千切りにする
chi-kiri ni suru
KKKK
шашқалған
sha-sh-ka-lan
KMKM
កាត់ជ្រុង
ka-t chro-ng
KO한국어
곱게 다진다
gop-ge da-jin-da
MRMR
तुकडे
tu-ka-de
MSBahasa Melayu
menguris
men-gu-ris
MYမြန်မာ
ခွက်
kwe
NLNederlands
snijden
snee-den
NONorsk
rev
rev
PAPA
ਖੰਡ
khan-d
PLPolski
kroić
kroy-ts
PTPortuguês
desfiando
de-sfee-an-do
RORomână
toca
to-ca
RUРусский
нашинковывать
na-shin-ko-vo-vat
SVSvenska
riv
reev
SWKiswahili
kukata
ku-ka-ta
TAதமிழ்
சிறிய துண்டுகளாக
chi-ri-ya thunduk-ka-la
TEతెలుగు
చిన్న ముక్కలుగా
chinn-a mukkalu-ga
THไทย
ขูด
khut
TLTL
pinag-gupit
pi-nag-gup-it
TRTürkçe
parçalıyor
par-cha-li-yor
UKУкраїнська
терти
ter-ti
URاردو
کچرہ کرنا
kach-rah karna
VITiếng Việt
băm nhỏ
bam nho
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
切碎
qie sui
ZUZU
iqinise
i-qi-ni-se

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