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"
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.