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ripping it up

ripping it up is the present participle and gerund of rip it up.

Meaning of rip it up

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To perform spectacularly.

Questions about ripping it up

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

Words near ripping it up in the dictionary

  1. ripping ass
  2. ripping down
  3. ripping into
  4. ripping iron
  5. ripping irons
  6. ripping it up
  7. ripping off
  8. ripping off the band-aid
  9. ripping on
  10. ripping out
  11. ripping someone a new asshole

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