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ripping

/ˈɹɪpɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb

ripping is an adjective meaning “That rips, or can be removed by ripping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-I-P-P-I-N-G and has 2 syllables, and it appears 3.7 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).

What does ripping mean?

adjective

  1. 1

    That rips, or can be removed by ripping.

  2. 2

    datedslangExcellent.

noun

  1. 1

    The process of copying audio or video content from a CD, DVD, etc. to a hard disk.

  2. 2

    Wood that has been ripped (cut parallel to the grain).

  3. 3

    AustraliaThe process of ploughing a rabbit warren with deep furrows as a form of feral control.

  4. 4

    The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.

verb

  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of rip (a form of rip)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce ripping?

  • /ˈɹɪpɪŋ/

Ripping has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ripping.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of ripping

  • rippings plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How common is ripping?

Ripping appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).