Ripping — synonyms, definition

1. ripping (Adjective)

rending splitting

ripping (Adjective) — Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree. ex. "the tree split with a great ripping sound"

2. ripping (Verb)

pulling riving

ripping (Verb) — Tear or be torn violently. ex. "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"

ripping (Verb) — Move precipitously or violently. ex. "The tornado ripped along the coast"

ripping (Verb) — Cut (wood) along the grain.

ripping (Verb) — Criticize or abuse strongly and violently. ex. "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

ripping (Verb) — (informal, computing) copy data, esp. music or video, from an optical disk (such as a CD or DVD) to a hard drive or another re-writable storage device.

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