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ripping

  • /ˈɹɪpɪŋ/

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of rip

adjective

  1. That rips, or can be removed by ripping.
  2. dated, slang Excellent. “First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it.

noun rippings

  1. countable, uncountable The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.
  2. countable, uncountable Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).
  3. Australia, countable, uncountable The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.
  4. countable, uncountable The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: rending, splitting, cacophonous, cacophonic, stunning, rendition, thrilling, tearing, copy, perfect, copying, dubbing, copies, destroying, tear-off, riven

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Chicago

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@misc{ripping_2026,
  title = {ripping},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ripping},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}