ripping

[ rip-ing ]

/ ˈrɪp ɪŋ /

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adjective

Chiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine.

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Origin of ripping

First recorded in 1705–15; rip¹ + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM ripping

rip·ping·ly, adverb

Words nearby ripping

ripoff, rip on, riposte, ripped, ripper, ripping, ripple, ripple control, ripple effect, ripplegrass, ripple mark

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How to use ripping in a sentence

Modi’s government has surreptitiously railroaded this project, which will see the ripping up of heritage-rich central Delhi and the demolition of iconic buildings including the National Museum.
India Needs All the Help It Can Get to Fight COVID-19, But Who Does Humanitarian Aid Really Serve?|Debasish Roy Chowdhury|May 21, 2021|Time
And 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
What most amazes me about the following novels is the variety of approaches they take to Shakespeare riffing/ripping.
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
The spying scandal ripping Germany and the U.S. apart has deep roots.
One Big Reason The CIA Spied on Germany: Worries About Russian Moles in Berlin|Eli Lake|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was shrill, it was penetrating, it rose and fell with a sort of ripping, tearing slash.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
But the faithful beast had locked his jaws and the weight of his body was already ripping the red throat open.
A Virginia Scout|Hugh Pendexter
Hard Cider at once began on the kitchen floor, ripping up a plank to examine the timbers beneath.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
This new kind of cannon-ball went whirling through the air and came ripping and tearing through the sails of the British ship.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
While I was cooking supper the old man took a swig or two and got sort of warmed up, and went to ripping again.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for ripping

ripping

/ (ˈrɪpɪŋ) /

adjective

archaic, British slang excellent; splendid

Derived forms of ripping

rippingly, adverb

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