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rip-roaring Definition

rip·-roaring (-rôr)

adjective

Slang boisterous; uproarious

rip-roaring Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • adventure: For rip-roaring adventures, the 2-day routes generally scored highly.
  • tale: All aboard, me hearties, for a rip-roaring tale of adventure on the high seas!
  • success: What looked like creative suicide on paper was turned into a rip-roaring success by the sheer strength of Handel's artistic personality.
  • time: HGL: We always had a rip-roaring good time making these films.
  • action: It's 2 and a half hours of fantastic special effects imbued with genuine feeling and rip-roaring action.
  • ride: As well as being a rip-roaring ride, the film will act as the perfect marketing campaign for its three major locations.

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