ripping

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of rippresent participle and gerund of rip

adjective

1. 1

   That rips, or can be removed by ripping.

2. 2

   datedExcellent.

   “First-class place, Simla. Oh, ri—ipping!” said Bobby Wick, and ordered new white cord breeches on the strength of it.

   We never had a Christmas in the country before. It was simply ripping.

   “Certainly, I quite understand, my dear fellow,” Tennington had replied. “But you are to be congratulated—ripping girl, don’t you know—really.”

   And ‘blubbing’ . . . Blubbing went out with ‘decent’ and ‘ripping’. Mind you, not a bad new language to start up. 1920s schoolboy slang could be due for a revival.

noun

1. 1

   The action of one who rips (in any sense). The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.

2. 2

   The action of one who rips (in any sense). Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).

3. 3

   The action of one who rips (in any sense). The process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.

4. 4

   The action of one who rips (in any sense). The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.

Forms

plural

rippings