rip-roaring
[ rip-rawr-ing, -rohr- ]
/ ˈrɪpˌrɔr ɪŋ, -ˌroʊr- /
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adjective Informal.
boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.
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How to use rip-roaring in a sentence
And it wouldn't be noways so pleasant to go riproaring that gait down cellar!
Stories of a Western Town|Octave Thanet
British Dictionary definitions for rip-roaring
rip-roaring
adjective
informal characterized by excitement, intensity, or boisterous behaviour
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