shredding Definition

shred
noun

1. A thin scrap or strip cut or ripped off.

Thesaurus: fragment, bit, tatter, scrap, piece, sliver, wisp.
2. The smallest piece or amount.

Example: There's not a shred of evidence

verb shredded, shredding

1. To cut, tear or scrape into shreds.
intr
2. To reduce to shreds by cutting or ripping.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon screade.