Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ripping
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɪpɪŋ]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: rending, ripping, splitting
    Meaning: resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree; "the tree split with a great ripping sound"; "heard a rending roar as the crowd surged forward"
Usage examples
  • But ain't it a ripping road, though?
  • She swore at him, then began ripping off the spacesuit.
  • Ripping out a tuck doesn't require any superhuman ingenuity! Give me your scissors, and I'll show you at once.
  • But remember, also, that if by your fault any evil happens to d'Artagnan, I will find you, wherever you may be, for the purpose of ripping up your belly."
  • Not content with tearing off the dresses that were fitted on her, one day Silvia slipped upstairs to her wardrobe and tore down all her old dresses and made havoc with them, not sparing her wedding dress either, but tearing and ripping them all up so that there was hardly a shred or rag left big enough to dress a doll in.