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ripping Definition

rip·ping (rip)

adjective

  1. that rips or tears
  2. Chiefly Brit., Slang excellent; fine; splendid

ripping Related Forms
rip·pingly adverb
ripping Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • yarn: In fact, the film is truly a ripping yarn of the highest order.
  • burning: The Player provides faster access to top activities, such as ripping, burning, and syncing.
  • CD: You can make tracks that are seamless when ripping CDs with iTunes.
  • noise: There is just this bright orange spindle out in front of the barrels and a great ripping noise like tearing a sheet.
  • software: The first is audio files, since ripping software tends to default file names to the track title with mixed case and spaces.
  • sound: At last my sodden shirt came free from the grating with a damp ripping sound.

Modifying Another Word

  • simply: Everyone out here has been simply ripping, especially the Colonel.
  • absolutely: Morris Minor says its an absolutely ripping yarn ' .
  • just: Many people enjoy just ripping through the water and.. .

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