ripping

American  

[rip-ing] / ˈrɪp ɪŋ /

adjective

1. Chiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine.

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ripping British  

/ ˈrɪpɪŋ /

adjective

1. archaic excellent; splendid

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Other Word Forms

• rippingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of ripping

First recorded in 1705–15; rip ¹ + -ing ²

Example Sentences

I ask as fast as I can, like ripping off a Band-Aid.

From Literature

I scrambled out of bed, but tripped pulling on my favorite leggings, ripping them in the process.

From Literature

The lost supply is ripping through the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal

I like the idea that he was still a schoolboy wearing his shorts and his sandals, although I think that's ripping the proverbial out of it.

From BBC

“Project Hail Mary” salutes its ancestors without ripping them off—alluding to “Arrival,” “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”—but it is also, excitingly, a fresh story with bold aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal