ripping

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/ˈɹɪpɪŋ/

noun 4adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

better, expensive, false, little, naive, tight

VERB + RIPPING

congratulated, fighting, like, prevent, screamed, shouted, started, stop

RIPPING + NOUN

don, everyone, girl, hair, other's, pages, paper, skull

PREP.

from, off, out, than, through

ADV.

apart, ebulliently, gently, simply

Definitions

adj

That rips, or can be removed by ripping.

Excellent.

“First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it.

We never had a Christmas in the country before. It was simply ripping.

noun

The action of one who rips (in any sense).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped

rending
splitting

adjective — very good

excellent
first-class
fantabulous
splendid

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it.

Wiktionary

We never had a Christmas in the country before. It was simply ripping.

Wiktionary

“Certainly, I quite understand, my dear fellow,” Tennington had replied. “But you are to be congratulated—ripping girl, don’t you know—really.”

Wiktionary

He made heaps of money by ripping off naive suckers.

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Shaving your hair is better than ripping it off.

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The dentist started ripping the tooth out of Mennad's mouth.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ripping is marked as dated, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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