Definitions for ripping

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IPA: /ˈrɪp ɪŋ/

Ripping is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in ripping (giinppr).

Definitions for ripping

noun

1. a rent made by ripping; tear.
2. Slang. a cheat, swindle, or theft; ripoff:

Idioms

1. let rip, Slang. to utter a series of oaths; swear. to speak or write violently, rapidly, or at great length. to allow to proceed at full speed or without restraint.

adjective

1. Chiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine.

Verb phrases

1. rip into, Informal. to attack physically or verbally; assail.
2. rip off, Slang. to steal or pilfer. to rob or steal from. to swindle, cheat, or exploit; take advantage of:
3. rip out, Informal. to utter angrily, as with an oath or exclamation.

verb (used with object)

1. to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner:
2. to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner:
3. to saw (wood) in the direction of the grain.
4. Digital Technology. to copy (audio or video files from a CD, DVD, or website) to a hard drive or mobile device, typically by extracting the raw data and changing the file format in the process: See also DAE.

verb (used without object)

1. to become torn apart or split open:
2. Informal. to move with violence or great speed:

Origin of ripping

First recorded in 1705-15; rip¹ + -ing²

Examples for ripping

I say, Henry, there's a ripping sketch of a new kind of engine in this paper.

They wanted to party hard and forget the escalating violence that had left hundreds dead and was ripping the country apart.

And what could be a more appropriate tribute to a writer who was always riffing on and ripping off earlier sources himself?

A ripping crash like the crackle of lightning in the vaulted room!

Why is riffing on—and ripping off—Shakespeare so incredibly enticing?

At what point was the Speaker planning on ripping the microphone out of the hands of these political wizards?

“He was trying to talk, ripping his head and shoulders off the gurney,” Fretland said.

Lancelot said to his porridge-bowl, over the spoon, "I think he's ripping."

But I have hoped—I believe—She's such a ripping girl, you know.

She did not heed his swift gesture in ripping back the buckskin vest.