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- Dictionaryripping/ˈrɪpɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. splendid; excellent: informal, dated British "she's going to have a ripping time"
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: excellent, delightful. I've had a ripping time here W. S. Maugham. Word History. Etymology. probably from present participle of rip entry 1. First Known Use. 1776, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of ripping was in 1776. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near ripping. rippier. ripping bar.
Ripping definition: excellent; splendid; fine.. See examples of RIPPING used in a sentence.
present participle of rip. (Definition of ripping from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ripping. ripping. In a corner, one of the musicians, barefoot, was ripping various things into shreds, searching for (and finding) the sound of breaking bones. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Define ripping. ripping synonyms, ripping pronunciation, ripping translation, English dictionary definition of ripping. adj. Informal Excellent; marvelous: had a ripping time at the party. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definitions of ripping. adjective. resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. “the tree split with a great ripping sound”. synonyms: rending, splitting. cacophonic, cacophonous. having an unpleasant sound.
Definition of ripping adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : to tear or split apart or open. b. : to saw or split (wood) with the grain. 2. : to slash or slit with or as if with a sharp blade. 3. : to hit sharply. ripped a double to left field. 4. : to utter violently : spit out. ripped out an oath. 5. : criticize, disparage. intransitive verb. 1.
From Wired. In most cases when a suspended person falls, though, the fall isn't due to the skin actually ripping. From The Atlantic. He's almost losing fights because the soles are ripping off. From A.V. Club. He was fascinated with the sound of ripping. From Slate Magazine. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.
ripping in American English. (ˈrɪpɪŋ ) adjective. 1. that rips or tears. 2. Chiefly British, Slang, Obsolete. excellent; fine; splendid. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
Rip definition: to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner. See examples of RIP used in a sentence.
