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RIPPING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
Example:
heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
cacophonic; cacophonous (having an unpleasant sound)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very good; of the highest quality
Example:
a first-class mind
Synonyms:
excellent; fantabulous; first-class; ripping; splendid
Classified under:
Similar:
superior (of high or superior quality or performance)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb rip
Context examples:
The paw, with rigid claws curving like talons, shot under the tender belly and came back with a swift ripping movement.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The two animals threshed about, the lynx ripping and tearing with her claws and using her teeth as well, while the she-wolf used her teeth alone.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The men outside shouted and applauded, while Beauty Smith, in an ecstasy of delight, gloated over the ripping and mangling performed by White Fang.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
She sank her fangs into her mate's shoulder in reproof; and he, frightened, unaware of what constituted this new onslaught, struck back ferociously and in still greater fright, ripping down the side of the she-wolf's muzzle.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
