- present participle of rip.
ripping
Example Sentences
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Three years later, Kane and Abel, a ripping page-turner about the roller-coaster financial fortunes of two men who initially shared nothing but a date of birth, flew off the shelves.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Videos of first-time buyers ripping rare cards on TikTok have racked up millions of views, and new collectors have sprung up everywhere as a result of the fandom reaching fresh audiences on social media.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
"You can hear them ripping up the road," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Some vineyards have been ripping out prized grapes as they sit on unsold bottles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
When the horse felt the pressure let up on his snout and heard Anya’s encouragement to go, he sprang forward, hooves ripping up the grass and throwing clods of dirt behind him.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack