What does 千切る mean in Japanese?

to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up, to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off

千切る (Chigiru) — to tear to pieces · Japanese Dictionary

ちぎる

Chigiru

Usually written in kana.

千切る (Chigiru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up, to pick (e.g. fruit)”.

godan verb, transitive verbto tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to tear up
godan verb, transitive verbto pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to tear off
suffix, godan verbto do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorouslyafter the -masu stem of a verb