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

“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

But she warned this should not involve "ripping up a deal halfway through" for migrants who are contributing to the economy and the country.

From BBC

I had a chain-link finger stall for ripping open the shucks.

From Literature

The prime minister added that he was "absolutely determined to clamp down on anybody who might think of ripping others off".

From BBC

"You've got price gouging, and the way to deal with that is ensure that customers are treated fairly and that companies are not ripping off their customers", she said.

From BBC