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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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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.
Ripping definition: excellent; splendid; fine.. See examples of RIPPING used in a sentence.
: 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.
Rip can be a verb meaning to tear, slash, or hit sharply, or a noun meaning a tear, a current, or a dissolute person. It has no relation to ripping music or videos, which is called ripping.
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.
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.
Ripping is an informal adjective meaning excellent or marvelous, or a noun meaning tearing or splitting. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of ripping in different contexts and languages.
