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- Dictionaryripping/ˈrɪpɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. splendid; excellent: informal, dated British "she's going to have a ripping time"
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The meaning of RIPPING is excellent, delightful. How to use ripping in a sentence.
(Definition of ripping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ripping. ripping. In a corner, one of the musicians, barefoot, was ripping various things into shreds, searching for (and finding) the sound of breaking bones. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Ripping definition: excellent; splendid; fine.. See examples of RIPPING used in a sentence.
Define ripping. ripping synonyms, ripping pronunciation, ripping translation, English dictionary definition of ripping. adj. Informal Excellent; marvelous: had a ripping time at the party.
From CNN. If they're having trouble ripping off flesh, they can actually tie themselves in knots, then use that as leverage to excavate meat. From Wired. In most cases when a suspended person falls, though, the fall isn't due to the skin actually ripping. From The Atlantic. He's almost losing fights because the soles are ripping off.
adjective. resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. “the tree split with a great ripping sound”. synonyms: rending, splitting. cacophonic, cacophonous.
ripping in American English. (ˈrɪpɪŋ ) adjective. 1. that rips or tears. 2. Chiefly British, Slang, Obsolete. excellent; fine; splendid. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Definition of ripping adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word ripping mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ripping. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word ripping? About 0.1 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. How is the word ripping pronounced?
Ripping Sentence Examples. There was a small scream, then the crack of bone and ripping of flesh. Jackson began ripping down the sheets and knocking over the partitions as he yelled for Elisabeth. You had no trouble ripping him from me or me from my own life.
