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ripped to shreds

ripped to shreds is the simple past and past participle of rip to shreds.

Meaning of rip to shreds

Verb

rip to shreds (third-person singular simple present rips to shreds, present participle ripping to shreds, simple past and past participle ripped to shreds)

  1. To tear apart, so that only shreds remain.
  2. (idiomatic) To criticize severely; to refute.

Questions about ripped to shreds

What is ripped to shreds the simple past and past participle of?
Ripped to shreds is the simple past and past participle of rip to shreds.

Words near ripped to shreds in the dictionary

  1. ripped out
  2. ripped someone a new asshole
  3. ripped someone a new one
  4. ripped someone's face off
  5. ripped someone's head off
  6. ripped to shreds
  7. ripped up
  8. Rippee
  9. Rippees
  10. Rippel
  11. Rippels

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