Synonyms of ripping

Verb


1. rend, rip, rive, pull, tear, rupture, snap, bust

usage: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

2. rip, tear, shoot, shoot down, charge, buck

usage: move precipitously or violently; "The tornado ripped along the coast"

3. rip, cut

usage: cut (wood) along the grain

4. rip, attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

usage: criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly"

Adjective


1. rending, ripping, splitting, cacophonous (vs. euphonious), cacophonic

usage: 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"

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Definition and meaning of ripping (Dictionary)