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ripping into

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

Meaning of rip into

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To verbally attack or criticise.
    • The teacher ripped into Johnny when he found out he had plagiarised.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) To start to eat something.
    • Dinner's ready. Rip into it!

Questions about ripping into

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

Words near ripping into in the dictionary

  1. ripping a page out of someone's playbook
  2. ripping along
  3. ripping apart
  4. ripping ass
  5. ripping down
  6. ripping into
  7. ripping iron
  8. ripping irons
  9. ripping it up
  10. ripping off
  11. ripping off the band-aid

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