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ripping someone's head off

ripping someone's head off is the present participle and gerund of rip someone's head off.

Meaning of rip someone's head off

Verb

rip someone's head off (third-person singular simple present rips someone's head off, present participle ripping someone's head off, simple past and past participle ripped someone's head off)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To castigate someone very angrily.

Questions about ripping someone's head off

What is ripping someone's head off the present participle and gerund of?
Ripping someone's head off is the present participle and gerund of rip someone's head off.

Words near ripping someone's head off in the dictionary

  1. ripping on
  2. ripping out
  3. ripping someone a new asshole
  4. ripping someone a new one
  5. ripping someone's face off
  6. ripping someone's head off
  7. ripping to shreds
  8. ripping up
  9. Rippingale
  10. rippingly
  11. rippingness

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