ripsnorter
noun
something or someone exceedingly strong or violent.
ripsnorting
-
a word derived from
ripsnorter.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Then I reason with Mama Bear that this is a time, not for ripsnorting confrontation, but for education.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
“He was known as ‘The Taz,’ short for the ripsnorting, whirlwind cartoon character, the Tasmanian devil,” former Virginia Supreme Court justice John Charles Thomas said in an essay.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2018
But becoming a memoirist is a useful change of pace for a 60-year-old musician, especially when the memoir is as ripsnorting as this one.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2011
There were some pretty crazy hops: > In Bloomington, Minn., the New York Yankees got the season off to a ripsnorting start by committing five errors in one game against the Minnesota Twins.
From Time Magazine Archive
One called it “the dingbustingest contest you ever clapped an eye on ... a ripsnorting race.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
