ripping

verb

Definition of rippingnext
present participle of rip
1
as in tearing
to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth

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2
as in slicing
to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife) you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife

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3
as in rushing
to proceed or move quickly the car went ripping down the road

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4
as in yanking
to separate or remove by forceful pulling rip a sheet off the pad of paper

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Recent Examples of ripping Koloffon started the scoring for the Vikings in the ninth minute, taking a pass from Marquez and ripping in a hard shot from 15 yards. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 The travel stocks have been ripping for three years while this one mostly sat the party out. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 At the southern end of the Everglades, where marshes and coastal wetlands are most starved for freshwater, peat has started to collapse, ripping open the shallow sawgrass marshes to leave behind deeper pits of open water. — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 But simply ripping out the algorithm isn’t necessarily the answer. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 After spending eight hours Sunday cutting, edging, shredding, digging and ripping at things in the yard and in the garage, my advice to younger readers is to invest in high-quality tools. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Pio Esposito encapsulated Inter’s display — defenders could not deal with the physicality, ripping not one but two of his jerseys. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Video shows the tornado ripping the roof off a Super Lodge motel. — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Although this native plant garden had run afoul of code inspectors, Brodeur urged Sacramento residents to consider ripping out their lawns to provide pockets of habitat to urban wildlife. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ripping
  1. tearing
  2. slicing
  3. rushing
  4. yanking
  5. slitting
  6. flying
  7. grabbing
  8. slashing
Verb
  • Thompson, who is preparing for his 14th NBA season, is a different player at this point of his NBA career after tearing his ACL in 2019 and then rupturing his Achilles in 2020.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Those include a major makeover for the first floor, including tearing out the stage to make space for a brewery.
    — Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of tearing
Verb
  • Let the loaf rest for at least 10 or 15 minutes before slicing.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Since her confirmation, McMahon has partnered with several agencies that can co-manage the department's responsibilities and severely gutted the department's workforce by slicing its staff nearly in half.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of slicing
Verb
  • The defense, which also received an influx of talent through the portal, hopes to improve on finishing near the bottom of the conference in scoring, rushing and passing defense categories.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Raleek Brown transferred from Arizona State after rushing for 1,141 yards last season while Ryan Wingo and Cam Coleman, a transfer from Auburn, give Texas one of the most talented wide receiver duos in the country.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rushing
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  • The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily chucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie’s childhood tradition.
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
  • The tentacular Scylla is seen briefly but makes an impact, yanking sailors off Odysseus’s ship in a series of loud jump scares.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of yanking
Verb
  • The prosecutor said Tran tried to take his own life by slitting a wrist, cutting his neck and poking a blade into his stomach.
    — Sean Emery, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
  • When Rochelle Luna, 18, arrived at the house hours later, Djerf bound, gagged and raped her before stabbing her and slitting her throat, court records said.
    — Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of slitting
Verb
  • But their life as flying animals is short, lasting a few weeks or months.
    — Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Bringing your own electrolytes Hydration is always a problem when flying.
    — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of flying
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  • Two men bought tickets to enter Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) before smashing a display case, grabbing a 200-carat platinum and diamond necklace and walking away, police said Friday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the commercial, Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark rushes over to his golf bag and pushes over golfer Alexis Miestowski to keep her from grabbing the Quantum Driver.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • The startup anticipates slashing its AI token spend by 75%, from $15-20 million to $4-5 million annually, as a result of the AI ban policy.
    — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Retailers are slashing their sizing in the GLP-1 era, both in physical stores and online.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of slashing

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“Ripping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ripping. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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