ripping

rip·ping

 (rĭp′ĭng)

adj. Informal

Excellent; marvelous: had a ripping time at the party.

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[Probably from rip.]

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ripping

(ˈrɪpɪŋ)

adj

archaic slang Brit excellent; splendid

ˈrippingly adv

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rip•ping

(ˈrɪp ɪŋ)

adj.

Chiefly Brit. excellent; splendid; fine.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ripping - 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" rending, splitting cacophonic, cacophonous - having an unpleasant sound; "as cacophonous as a henyard"- John McCarten

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ripping

adjective

Informal. Particularly excellent:

divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful.

Informal: dandy, dreamy, great, super, swell, tremendous.

Slang: cool, groovy, hot, keen, neat, nifty.

Idiom: out of this world.

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Translations

ripping

[><ˈrɪpɪŋ><> ADJ (Brit) → estupendo, bárbaro

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ripping

adj (dated Brit inf) → herrlich, wunderbar

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ripping

n. laceración, rasgadura; descosedura.

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