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[ rip-ing ] / ˈrɪp ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ripping ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveChiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine. Origin of rippingFirst recorded in 1705–15; rip1 + -ing2 OTHER WORDS FROM rippingrip·ping·ly, adverbWords nearby rippingripoff, rip on, riposte, ripped, ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripplegrass, ripple mark Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rippingAnd what could be a more appropriate tribute to a writer who was always riffing on and ripping off earlier sources himself? Book Bag: 5 Novels Shakespeare Sort of Wrote|Lois Leveen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why is riffing on—and ripping off—Shakespeare so incredibly enticing? Book Bag: 5 Novels Shakespeare Sort of Wrote|Lois Leveen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST “He was trying to talk, ripping his head and shoulders off the gurney,” Fretland said. Lifting the Curtain on Oklahoma's Botched Lethal Injection|Caitlin Dickson|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST At what point was the Speaker planning on ripping the microphone out of the hands of these political wizards? Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure|Jack Abramoff|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They wanted to party hard and forget the escalating violence that had left hundreds dead and was ripping the country apart. Al-Sisi’s Egypt Is Worse For Gays Than The Muslim Brotherhood|Bel Trew|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST Old Joe lost no time in ripping open the deerskin fastenings of the bag and dragging out its contents. The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three|Dexter J. Forrester It's such a terrible waste of time, and I know Oxford's ripping. Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie Ripping it open with his pen-knife, he found enclosed the identical scrawl inserted by himself many years before. Mind and Body|William Walker Atkinson The bullets were ripping against our sides and the boat was filling with water. Australia in Arms|Phillip F.E. Schuler She was very ill, and even in her delirium showed the bent of her mind by ripping her sheets into strips to serve as bandages. Heroines That Every Child Should Know|Various
British Dictionary definitions for ripping
adjectivearchaic, British slang excellent; splendid Derived forms of rippingrippingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rippingprime, satisfying, swell, boss, astonishing, keen, rewarding, divine, cool, smashing, agreeable, bad, colossal, dreamy, enjoyable, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious |