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ripping apart

ripping apart is the present participle and gerund of rip apart.

Meaning of rip apart

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To be destroyed due to the malevolent actions of others.
    • Your decisions are ripping this family apart.

Questions about ripping apart

What is ripping apart the present participle and gerund of?
Ripping apart is the present participle and gerund of rip apart.

Words near ripping apart in the dictionary

  1. rippin'
  2. ripping
  3. ripping a page out of someone's book
  4. ripping a page out of someone's playbook
  5. ripping along
  6. ripping apart
  7. ripping ass
  8. ripping down
  9. ripping into
  10. ripping iron
  11. ripping irons

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