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ripping to shreds

ripping to shreds is the present participle and gerund 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 ripping to shreds

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

Words near ripping to shreds in the dictionary

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

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