shredding

noun

1. a long, narrow strip or piece made by cutting or tearing
2. a very small piece or amount; fragment; particle: not a shred of evidence

Origin: ME schrede < OE screade, akin to Ger & MDu schrot < IE *(s)kreu(t)- (> L scrotum, scrotum) < base *(s)ker-, to cut > shear, harvest

transitive verb shredded or shred, shredding